Narrative of the Young Shepherd

Narrative of the Young Shepherd

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In the heart of the enchanting rolling fields, dwelt a shepherd boy. His being was essentially pure, and unsophisticated. His only responsibility was to look after his herd of sheep.

Their low murmuring and the whispering of the breezes among the single tree on the mountaintop were his only co-dwellers. Day after day, watching over his responsibilities inculcated in him a sense of calm satisfaction.

But, there were occasional moments of solitude, when the shepherd boy would long for companionship. In one such instance out of sheer boredom, the shepherd boy orchestrated a mischievous scheme.

Tales of wild beasts hunting on sheep had been heard times and again in the hamlet. So, the boy decided to exploit this fear and played a joke on the villagers.

One morning he raced into the village shouting “Wolf! A wolf is that has taken my sheep!” The terrified villagers rushed up the hills for rescue but saw no beast.

The boy laughed at the dilemma on their faces. This trick persisted for a couple of more days. But, one day, a real wolf did attack the grazing sheep. The shepherd boy ran for aid shouting “Wolf, Wolf!” But this time, no one showed up.

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

His tale of this shepherd boy has been passed down generations as a mediaeval parable to teaching the significance of honesty, website the consequences of lying and the perils of false alarms. Moreover, it stresses how trust once violated, is hard to reclaim. It's a story as relevant today as it was then.

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