Narrative of the Young Shepherd

Narrative of the Young Shepherd

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Deep within the mesmerizing rolling fields, resided a boy named Shepherd. His being was untarnished, simple yet virtuous. His main role was essentially to tend to his herd of rams.

Their gentle baas and the murmuring of the breezes through the single tree on the mountaintop were his main companions. Day upon day, watching over his wards instilled in him a notion of calm satisfaction.

But, there were the occasional moments of solitude, when the shepherd boy would long for fellowship. During one such occasion because of sheer boredom, the shepherd boy devised a troublesome scheme.

Narratives of predators preying on sheep had been around for a while in the town. So, the boy chose to used this fear and played a trick on the inhabitants.

One day he ran into the here village shouting “Wolf! A wolf is attacking my sheep!” The frightened villagers sprinted up the hills for rescue but discovered nothing threatening.

The boy laughed at the confusion on their faces. This trick laughed for a few days more. Yet, one noon, a real wolf actually charge at the grazing sheep. The shepherd boy raced for aid screaming “Wolf, Wolf!” But this time, no one responded.

Frustrated and alone, the boy battled against the wolf but could protect only few of his flock. Heartbroken, he went back to the village only to receive a scolding on honesty and the repercussions of false alarms.

The story of this shepherd boy has been handed down generations as a mediaeval parable to teaching the value of honesty, the consequences of lying and the dangers of crying wolf. Moreover, it stresses how trust once lost, is difficult to reclaim. It's a story as relevant today as it was then.

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