Narrative of the Young Shepherd

Narrative of the Young Shepherd

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At the center of the mesmerizing rolling fields, resided a young shepherd. His being was essentially pure, simple, and honest. His primary duty was mainly to care for his herd of sheep.

Their low murmuring and the rustling of the gales across the solo tree on the mountaintop were his main associates. Day upon day, guarding his responsibilities imbued in him a feeling of tranquil contentment.

But, there were at times moments of loneliness, when the shepherd boy would pine for company. In one such instance because of sheer monotony, the shepherd boy conceived a naughty plan.

Narratives of wolves prowling on sheep had long here been circulating in the hamlet. So, the boy decided to leveraged this fear and played a prank on the inhabitants.

One day he raced into the village screaming “Wolf! There is a wolf preying on my sheep!” The scared villagers rushed up the hills to offer assistance but saw no wolf.

The boy giggled at the puzzle on their faces. This prank persisted for a few days more. But, one day, a real wolf did charge at the herd. The shepherd boy ran for aid shouting “Wolf, Wolf!” But this time, no one responded.

Frustrated and alone, the boy battled against the wolf but could rescue only few of his flock. Heartbroken, he returned to the town only to be met with a scolding on honesty and the consequences of dishonesty.

His tale of this shepherd boy has been transmitted generations as a mediaeval parable to teaching the value of honesty, the implications of dishonesty and the dangers of false alarms. Moreover, it stresses how trust once lost, is hard to earn back. It's a story as appropriate today as it was in the past.

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