Narrative of the Young Shepherd

Narrative of the Young Shepherd

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Deep within the mesmerizing rolling meadows, dwelt a young shepherd. His being was untarnished, simple, and honest. His main role was essentially to care for his flock of ewes.

Their gentle baas and the rustling of the gales among the solo tree on the mountaintop were his constant co-dwellers. Day after day, guarding his charges instilled in him a sense of tranquil contentment.

But, there were the occasional moments of solitude, when the shepherd boy would yearn for fellowship. In one such instance out of sheer boredom, the shepherd boy orchestrated a troublesome plot.

Narratives of wolves hunting on sheep had been heard times and again in the hamlet. So, the boy chose to exploit this fear and played a joke on the inhabitants.

One day he raced into the village shouting “Wolf! There is a wolf that has taken my sheep!” The terrified villagers sprinted up the hills for rescue but found no wolf.

The boy laughed at the puzzle on their faces. This trick laughed for a few more days. Yet, read more one noon, a real wolf actually come to prey the herd. The shepherd boy ran for aid screaming “Wolf, Wolf!” But this time, no one showed up.

Frustrated and alone, the boy battled against the wolf but could rescue only few of his sheep. Devastated, he returned to the town only to be met with a scolding on honesty and the results of false alarms.

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

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