Narrative of the Young Shepherd

Narrative of the Young Shepherd

Blog Article

In the heart of the enchanting rolling meadows, resided a boy named Shepherd. His life was mostly pure, and unsophisticated. His main role was mainly to care for his flock of ewes.

Their gentle baas and the whispering of the gales through the lone more info tree on the peak were his main co-dwellers. Day after day, guarding his charges instilled in him a feeling of tranquil contentment.

But, there were the occasional moments of loneliness, when the shepherd boy would long for fellowship. In one such instance because of sheer boredom, the shepherd boy devised a naughty plan.

Narratives of wolves preying on sheep had been heard times and again in the village. So, the boy opted to used this fear and played a joke on the villagers.

One afternoon he dashed into the village yelling “Wolf! A wolf is preying on my sheep!” The scared villagers sprinted up the hills for rescue but found no beast.

The boy giggled at the confusion on their faces. This trick laughed for a few more days. However, one noon, a real wolf actually come to prey the flock. The shepherd boy raced for aid screaming “Wolf, Wolf!” But this time, no one showed up.

Frustrated and alone, the boy struggled against the wolf but managed to protect only few of his sheep. Heartbroken, he went back to the town only to receive a reprimand on honesty and the repercussions of false alarms.

His tale of this shepherd boy has been handed down generations as a mediaeval parable to teaching the significance of honesty, the consequences of lying and the perils of crying wolf. Moreover, it stresses how trust once lost, is difficult to regain. It's a story as appropriate today as it was in the past.

Report this page