Narrative of the Young Shepherd

Narrative of the Young Shepherd

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At the center of the mesmerizing rolling hills, lived a boy named Shepherd. His life was mostly unadulterated, and unsophisticated. His only responsibility was to look after his flock of ewes.

Their soft bleating and the murmuring of the breezes across the lone tree on the peak were his only companions. Day upon day, guarding his charges instilled in him a sense of calm satisfaction.

Yet, there were the occasional moments of loneliness, when the shepherd boy would long for fellowship. During one such occasion out of sheer boredom, the shepherd boy conceived a naughty scheme.

Narratives of wild beasts preying on sheep had long been circulating in the village. So, the boy decided to used this fear and played a joke on the villagers.

One morning he ran into the village shouting “Wolf! A wolf is that has taken my sheep!” The frightened villagers ran up the hills for rescue but discovered nothing threatening.

The boy giggled at the dilemma on their faces. This prank persisted for a few days more. But, one morning, a real wolf did come to prey the grazing sheep. The shepherd boy ran for help, screaming “Wolf, Wolf!” But this time, no one came.

Frustrated and alone, the boy fought against the wolf but could rescue only few of his sheep. Devastated, he went back to the village only to receive a scolding on honesty and the consequences of dishonesty.

His tale of this shepherd boy has been passed The shepherd boy story down generations as a mediaeval parable for teaching the importance of honesty, the implications of dishonesty and the perils of crying wolf. Moreover, it highlights how trust once lost, is difficult to earn back. It's a story as appropriate today as it was anciently.

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