Narrative of the Young Shepherd

Narrative of the Young Shepherd

Blog Article

Deep within the mesmerizing rolling hills, resided a boy named Shepherd. His life was untarnished, simple, and honest. His only responsibility was mainly to tend to his herd of rams.

Their low murmuring and the murmuring of the breezes through the single tree on the mountaintop were his constant companions. Day after day, guarding his charges imbued in him a notion of calm satisfaction.

Yet, there were the occasional moments of solitude, when the shepherd boy would pine for fellowship. On one such day because of sheer monotony, the shepherd boy orchestrated a naughty plan.

Stories of wild beasts hunting on sheep had been heard times and again in the town. So, the boy opted to leveraged this fear and played a trick on the inhabitants.

One morning he ran into the village screaming “Wolf! There is a wolf attacking my sheep!” The scared villagers sprinted up the hills to offer assistance but discovered no beast.

The boy giggled at the confusion on their faces. This game persisted for a few days more. But, one morning, a real wolf read more did come to prey the grazing sheep. 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 managed to protect only few of his flock. Devastated, he returned to the town only to receive a lesson on honesty and the repercussions of crying wolf.

The tale of this shepherd boy has been passed down generations as a mediaeval parable to teaching the importance of honesty, the implications of dishonesty and the dangers of crying wolf. Moreover, it stresses how trust once lost, is hard to regain. It's a story as appropriate today as it was then.

Report this page