Narrative of the Young Shepherd

Narrative of the Young Shepherd

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Deep within the enchanting rolling fields, resided a boy named Shepherd. His being was essentially untarnished, and unsophisticated. His only responsibility was to look after his flock of sheep.

Their gentle baas and the whispering of the wind through the solo tree on the hilltop were his only companions. Day in day, guarding his charges inculcated in him a feeling of quiet fulfillment.

However, there were the occasional moments of loneliness, when the shepherd boy would yearn for company. In one such instance because of sheer monotony, the shepherd boy devised a naughty plot.

Tales of wild beasts hunting on sheep had been around for a while in the village. So, the boy chose to leveraged this fear and played a prank on the villagers.

One day he dashed into the village screaming “Wolf! A wolf is preying on my sheep!” The frightened villagers sprinted up the hills to help but saw no wolf.

The boy laughed at the puzzle on their faces. This prank persisted for a few more days. But, one noon, a real wolf did charge at the grazing sheep. The shepherd boy dashed for aid screaming “Wolf, Wolf!” But this time, no one came.

Frustrated and alone, the boy fought against the wolf but managed to rescue only few of his sheep. Heartbroken, he went back to the village only to be met with a reprimand on honesty and the consequences of crying wolf.

The tale of this shepherd boy has been handed down generations as a mediaeval parable for teaching the importance of honesty, click here the consequences of lying and the dangers of crying wolf. Moreover, it stresses how trust once lost, is difficult to earn back. It's a story as appropriate today as it was then.

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