Narrative of the Young Shepherd

Narrative of the Young Shepherd

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At the center of the enchanting rolling hills, dwelt a boy named Shepherd. His life was pure, and unsophisticated. His main role was essentially to look after his herd of rams.

Their gentle baas and read more the whispering of the wind through the single tree on the mountaintop were his only co-dwellers. Day in day, watching over his charges instilled in him a sense of tranquil contentment.

But, there were at times moments of isolation, when the shepherd boy would pine for fellowship. In one such instance out of sheer tedium, the shepherd boy orchestrated a naughty plot.

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

One day he dashed into the village screaming “Wolf! A wolf is that has taken my sheep!” The terrified villagers sprinted up the hills to help but saw nothing threatening.

The boy giggled at the puzzle on their faces. This trick persisted for a few days more. But, one noon, a real wolf actually come to prey the herd. The shepherd boy ran for help, screaming “Wolf, Wolf!” But this time, no one came.

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

His tale of this shepherd boy has been passed down generations as a mediaeval parable to teaching the significance of honesty, the consequences of lying and the dangers of false alarms. Moreover, it highlights how trust once broken, is tough to regain. It's a story as appropriate today as it was then.

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