Narrative of the Young Shepherd

Narrative of the Young Shepherd

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At the center of the enchanting rolling meadows, dwelt a boy named Shepherd. His life was essentially pure, and unsophisticated. His only responsibility was mainly to care for his herd of ewes.

Their gentle baas and the whispering of the gales through the solo tree on the hilltop were his main companions. Day in day, watching over his charges instilled in him a feeling of tranquil contentment.

But, there were occasional moments of loneliness, when the shepherd boy would pine for company. In one such instance out of sheer tedium, the shepherd boy orchestrated a mischievous scheme.

Narratives of wolves prowling on sheep had been heard times and again in the town. So, the boy decided to used this fear and played a joke on the villagers.

One afternoon he raced into the village yelling “Wolf! A wolf is that has taken my sheep!” The frightened villagers ran up the hills to help but saw no beast.

The boy giggled at the confusion on their faces. This game persisted for a few days more. Yet, one day, a real wolf actually come to prey the grazing sheep. The shepherd boy raced for aid screaming “Wolf, Wolf!” But this time, no one responded.

Frustrated and alone, the boy struggled against the wolf but website managed to rescue only few of his sheep. Heartbroken, he went back to the town only to be met with a lesson on honesty and the consequences of crying wolf.

The story of this shepherd boy has been handed down generations as a mediaeval parable for teaching the significance of honesty, the implications of dishonesty and the dangers of false alarms. Moreover, it emphasizes how trust once broken, is hard to earn back. It's a story as appropriate today as it was in the past.

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