Narrative of the Young Shepherd

Narrative of the Young Shepherd

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Deep within the captivating rolling meadows, lived a boy named Shepherd. His being was essentially untarnished, and unsophisticated. His primary duty was to tend to his flock of sheep.

Their gentle baas and the whispering of the wind through the solo tree on the hilltop were his only co-dwellers. Day after day, watching over his wards inculcated in him a feeling of quiet fulfillment.

But, there were occasional moments of solitude, when the shepherd boy would long for companionship. In one such instance from sheer monotony, the shepherd boy devised website a mischievous plot.

Stories of predators hunting on sheep had been around for a while in the village. So, the boy chose to exploit this fear and played a joke on the villagers.

One day he dashed into the village yelling “Wolf! A wolf is preying on my sheep!” The terrified villagers ran up the hills for rescue but discovered no wolf.

The boy laughed at the puzzle on their faces. This trick laughed for a couple of more days. Yet, one noon, a real wolf actually attack the flock. The shepherd boy ran for aid shouting “Wolf, Wolf!” But this time, no one came.

Frustrated and alone, the boy battled against the wolf but could protect only few of his flock. Heartbroken, he went back to the village only to receive a scolding on honesty and the consequences of dishonesty.

The tale of this shepherd boy has been handed down generations as a mediaeval parable for teaching the value of honesty, the implications of dishonesty and the dangers of crying wolf. Moreover, it highlights how trust once broken, is hard to regain. It's a story as relevant today as it was then.

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