Narrative of the Young Shepherd

Narrative of the Young Shepherd

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In the heart of the enchanting rolling fields, lived a boy named Shepherd. His being was essentially pure, simple yet virtuous. His primary duty was mainly to tend to his herd of ewes.

Their low murmuring and the murmuring of the gales across the solo tree on the peak were his only co-dwellers. Day after day, looking out for his charges imbued in him a feeling of quiet fulfillment.

Yet, there were at times moments of loneliness, when the shepherd boy would yearn for company. During one such occasion because of sheer monotony, the shepherd boy devised a mischievous plan.

Narratives of wolves hunting on sheep had been heard times and again in the hamlet. So, the boy opted to used this fear and played a trick on the inhabitants.

One afternoon he ran into the village yelling “Wolf! A wolf is preying on my sheep!” The terrified villagers rushed up the hills for rescue but found nothing threatening.

The boy chuckled at the confusion on their faces. This game laughed for a few more days. However, one morning, a real wolf did charge at the grazing sheep. The shepherd boy dashed for help, screaming “Wolf, Wolf!” But this time, no one showed up.

Frustrated and alone, the boy struggled against the wolf but could protect only few of his check here flock. Devastated, he went back to the town only to receive a lesson on honesty and the repercussions of crying wolf.

The story of this shepherd boy has been passed down generations as a mediaeval parable to teaching the significance of honesty, the implications of dishonesty and the perils of crying wolf. Moreover, it stresses how trust once broken, is hard to earn back. It's a story as pertinent today as it was in the past.

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