Narrative of the Young Shepherd

Narrative of the Young Shepherd

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At the center of the captivating rolling hills, lived a boy named Shepherd. His being was essentially untarnished, simple, and honest. His only responsibility was essentially to look after his flock of sheep.

Their gentle baas and the rustling of the breezes across the single tree on the hilltop were his only associates. Day upon day, looking out for his wards imbued in him a notion of tranquil contentment.

However, there were occasional moments of loneliness, when the shepherd boy would long for company. On one such day from sheer tedium, the shepherd boy conceived a naughty plot.

Stories of predators preying on sheep had been around for a while in the village. So, the boy decided to leveraged this fear and played a trick on the inhabitants.

One day he raced into the village screaming “Wolf! A wolf is attacking my sheep!” The frightened villagers sprinted up the hills for rescue but discovered nothing threatening.

The boy chuckled at the confusion on their faces. This prank persisted for a few days more. However, one noon, a real wolf did attack the flock. The shepherd boy raced for aid shouting “Wolf, Wolf!” But this time, no one came.

Frustrated and alone, the boy struggled against the wolf but managed to rescue only few of his sheep. Heartbroken, he went back to the town only to be met with 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 significance of honesty, the implications of dishonesty and the risks of crying wolf. Moreover, it stresses how trust once lost, is difficult to earn back. It's a more info story as pertinent today as it was anciently.

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