Narrative of the Young Shepherd

Narrative of the Young Shepherd

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At the center of the mesmerizing rolling meadows, dwelt a young shepherd. His life was untarnished, and unsophisticated. His main role was mainly to tend to his flock of ewes.

Their soft bleating and the rustling of the gales among the lone tree on the mountaintop were his main co-dwellers. Day in day, looking out for his website charges imbued in him a notion of quiet fulfillment.

But, there were occasional moments of solitude, when the shepherd boy would long for companionship. During one such occasion out of sheer monotony, the shepherd boy devised a naughty plot.

Tales of predators hunting on sheep had long been circulating in the town. So, the boy chose to exploit this fear and played a trick on the inhabitants.

One morning he raced into the village yelling “Wolf! There is a wolf attacking my sheep!” The terrified villagers sprinted up the hills to help but found no wolf.

The boy chuckled at the confusion on their faces. This trick continued for a couple of more days. However, one noon, a real wolf did charge at the herd. The shepherd boy ran for help, shouting “Wolf, Wolf!” But this time, no one showed up.

Frustrated and alone, the boy struggled against the wolf but could 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 dishonesty.

His tale of this shepherd boy has been handed down generations as a mediaeval parable to teaching the value of honesty, the implications of dishonesty and the risks of false alarms. Moreover, it stresses how trust once broken, is difficult to earn back. It's a story as pertinent today as it was then.

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