Narrative of the Young Shepherd

Narrative of the Young Shepherd

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Deep within the enchanting rolling meadows, dwelt a boy named Shepherd. His life was mostly unadulterated, and unsophisticated. His primary duty was mainly to tend to his flock of sheep.

Their gentle baas and the whispering of the breezes across the single tree on the hilltop were his only associates. Day in day, watching over his charges imbued in him a notion of quiet fulfillment.

However, there were occasional moments of isolation, when the shepherd boy would long for read more companionship. During one such occasion out of sheer boredom, the shepherd boy conceived a mischievous scheme.

Narratives of wolves prowling on sheep had been around for a while in the town. So, the boy chose to leveraged this fear and played a joke on the inhabitants.

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

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

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

His tale of this shepherd boy has been passed down generations as a mediaeval parable for teaching the importance of honesty, the implications of dishonesty and the dangers of false alarms. Moreover, it stresses how trust once violated, is hard to reclaim. It's a story as pertinent today as it was anciently.

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