Narrative of the Young Shepherd

Narrative of the Young Shepherd

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In the heart of the mesmerizing rolling hills, lived a young shepherd. His existence was untarnished, simple yet virtuous. His main role was to care for his herd of rams.

Their gentle baas and the whispering of the wind across the single tree on the mountaintop were his only co-dwellers. Day after day, looking out for his charges inculcated in him a sense of calm satisfaction.

But, there were the occasional moments of isolation, when the shepherd boy would long for companionship. In one such instance because of sheer monotony, the shepherd boy devised a mischievous scheme.

Tales of predators preying on sheep had been around for a while in the town. So, the boy opted to leveraged this fear and played a trick on the townsfolk.

One afternoon he raced into the village shouting “Wolf! There is a more info wolf preying on my sheep!” The terrified villagers sprinted up the hills for rescue but saw no beast.

The boy giggled at the dilemma on their faces. This trick laughed for a few days more. Yet, one morning, a real wolf did attack the flock. The shepherd boy dashed for help, screaming “Wolf, Wolf!” But this time, no one responded.

Frustrated and alone, the boy struggled against the wolf but managed to protect only few of his sheep. Devastated, he returned to the village only to receive a reprimand on honesty and the consequences of false alarms.

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

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