Narrative of the Young Shepherd

Narrative of the Young Shepherd

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Deep within the mesmerizing rolling fields, dwelt a young shepherd. His being was mostly untarnished, simple yet virtuous. His primary duty was mainly to look after his herd of sheep.

Their low murmuring and the rustling of the breezes across the single tree on the peak were his constant co-dwellers. Day after day, looking out for his wards imbued in him a feeling of calm satisfaction.

Yet, there were occasional moments of loneliness, when the shepherd boy would long for fellowship. On one such day out of sheer monotony, the shepherd boy orchestrated a naughty plot.

Stories of wolves hunting on sheep had been around for a while in the town. So, the boy chose to exploit this fear and played a trick on the villagers.

One day he raced into the village screaming “Wolf! A wolf is preying on my sheep!” The frightened villagers rushed up the hills for rescue but saw no wolf.

The boy giggled at the puzzle on their faces. This trick persisted for a few more days. However, one noon, a real wolf did charge at the herd. The shepherd boy click here ran for help, shouting “Wolf, Wolf!” But this time, no one came.

Frustrated and alone, the boy battled against the wolf but could rescue only few of his flock. Devastated, he went back to the town only to receive a lesson 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 importance of honesty, the implications of dishonesty and the perils of false alarms. Moreover, it stresses how trust once lost, is difficult to reclaim. It's a story as appropriate today as it was anciently.

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