Narrative of the Young Shepherd

Narrative of the Young Shepherd

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At the center of the mesmerizing rolling hills, dwelt a shepherd boy. His existence was pure, simple yet virtuous. His only responsibility was essentially to tend to his flock of rams.

Their gentle baas and the rustling of the breezes through the lone tree on the mountaintop were his main companions. Day in day, looking out for his charges imbued in him a notion of calm satisfaction.

However, there were the occasional moments of solitude, when the shepherd boy would long for fellowship. On one such day because of sheer tedium, the shepherd boy conceived a troublesome scheme.

Narratives of predators prowling on sheep had been heard times and again in the village. So, the boy opted to leveraged this fear and played a joke on the villagers.

One morning he ran into the village shouting “Wolf! There is a wolf that has taken my sheep!” The terrified villagers ran up the hills for rescue but saw nothing threatening.

The boy laughed at the confusion on their faces. This game laughed for a few more days. However, one noon, a real wolf did attack the herd. The shepherd boy dashed for aid shouting “Wolf, Wolf!” But this time, no one came.

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

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 read more alarms. Moreover, it stresses how trust once violated, is hard to regain. It's a story as appropriate today as it was in the past.

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