Narrative of the Young Shepherd

Narrative of the Young Shepherd

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Deep within the enchanting rolling hills, lived a boy named Shepherd. His existence was untarnished, simple yet virtuous. His main role was to look after his herd of rams.

Their soft bleating and the rustling of the breezes among the single tree on the mountaintop were his constant associates. Day in day, guarding his responsibilities imbued in him a feeling of calm satisfaction.

However, there were the occasional moments of solitude, when the shepherd boy would yearn for companionship. During one such occasion because of sheer boredom, the shepherd boy conceived a troublesome plot.

Tales of predators preying on sheep had been heard times and again in the town. So, the boy decided to leveraged this fear and played a joke on the villagers.

One afternoon he ran into the village screaming here “Wolf! A wolf is that has taken my sheep!” The frightened villagers ran up the hills to offer assistance but discovered nothing threatening.

The boy laughed at the puzzle on their faces. This trick persisted for a couple of more days. Yet, one noon, a real wolf actually attack the herd. The shepherd boy ran for help, screaming “Wolf, Wolf!” But this time, no one showed up.

Frustrated and alone, the boy battled against the wolf but could rescue only few of his flock. Devastated, he returned to the town only to be met with a lesson on honesty and the repercussions of false alarms.

The tale of this shepherd boy has been transmitted generations as a mediaeval parable to teaching the significance of honesty, the implications of dishonesty and the risks of false alarms. Moreover, it stresses how trust once broken, is difficult to reclaim. It's a story as appropriate today as it was anciently.

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