Narrative of the Young Shepherd

Narrative of the Young Shepherd

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Deep within the enchanting rolling fields, lived a young shepherd. His existence was mostly untarnished, simple yet virtuous. His only responsibility was mainly to look after his herd of rams.

Their soft bleating and the murmuring of the wind through the lone tree on the peak were his main co-dwellers. Day after day, watching over his charges instilled in him a feeling of tranquil contentment.

Yet, there were the occasional moments of isolation, when the shepherd boy would pine for fellowship. During one such website occasion out of sheer boredom, the shepherd boy orchestrated a naughty plot.

Tales of wild beasts hunting on sheep had long been circulating in the village. So, the boy decided to exploit this fear and played a trick on the inhabitants.

One morning he ran into the village yelling “Wolf! There is a wolf preying on my sheep!” The scared villagers sprinted up the hills for rescue but discovered no beast.

The boy giggled at the puzzle on their faces. This game persisted for a couple of more days. But, one noon, a real wolf did attack the grazing sheep. 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 protect only few of his sheep. Heartbroken, he went back to the village only to be met with a scolding on honesty and the results of false alarms.

His tale of this shepherd boy has been passed down generations as a mediaeval parable to teaching the importance of honesty, the consequences of lying and the perils of false alarms. Moreover, it highlights how trust once broken, is hard to earn back. It's a story as appropriate today as it was then.

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