shepherdyliketotravel,butheshouldneverforgetabouthissheep
theoldnlookedattheboyand,adeseveralstrangegesturesovertheboysheadthen,takinghissheep,hewalkedaway
atthehighestpointintarifathereisanoldfort,builtbytheorsfrotopitspseofafri,satontheuchchangealltheyeder
lchizedekallshipthatagainafterhavingchargedhiisoenthfeethatwashiswork
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thegodsshouldnothavedesires,behopeddesperatelythattheboycessful
itstoobadthathesquiyna,hethoughtishouldhaverepeateditforhithenehel
helookedtotheskies,feelingabitabashed,andsaid,”iknoylordbutanoldkingsotishastotakesoprideinhielf”
horangeafricais,thoughttheboy
heuenokingfrogiganticpipethattheypassedfrootheotherinjustafeenenbedtothetopsoftototheirkneesandplacedtheirforeheadsontheground
”apraselfasaatarosonhis
besidesthis,intherushofhistravelshehadforgottenadetail,justonedetail,froistreasureforalongti:onlyarabichisuntry
theo,andtheboypointedtoadrinkthathadbeenservedatthenexttableittuedouttobeabitterteatheboypreferredwine
buthedidntneedtooneyinhispouaybeinjustafeidsanoldn,habreastplateofgold,haveliedjusttoacquiresixsheep
theoldnhadspokenaboutsignsandons,and,astheboyensyes,theoldnhadknoetheboyhadspentinthefieldsofandalusia,hehadbeeusedtoleaingeantthatasnakethat
ifgodleadsthesheepsoan,hethought,andthatdehieelbettertheteaseedlessbitter
”inspanish
theboyens,andsoonehadappeared
”hoeyouspeakspanish”heaskedtheneaninedress,butthelorofhisskinsuggestedhethiscityheeageandheightastheboy
”alsteveryoneherespeaksspanishspain”
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”sitdoetreatyoutosothing,”saidtheboy”andaskforaglassofeihatethistea”
”thereisnoansaid”thereligionhereforbidsit”
theboytoldhihenthatheneededtogettothepyradshealstbegantotellabouthistreasure,butdetherehereeredanhadsaidaboutofferingsothingyoudidntevenhaveyet
”idlikeyoutotakethereifyouyguide”
”doyouhaveanyideahoerasked
theboynoticedthattheoanspresencebuthehadfoundaguide,anddidntissoutonanopportunity
”youhavetoan”andtodothat,youneedneyineedtoknoheryouhaveenough”
theboythoughtitastrangequestionbuthetrustedintheoldn,ething,theuniversealonspiresinyourfavor
hetookhisneyfroispoueedirritated
”letsgetoutofhere”saidthenesustoleave”
theboyandbegantospeaktohinanangrystreaf”heoney,”hesaid”tangierisnotliketherestofafricathisisaport,andeveryporthasitsthieves”
theboytrustedhisneoutinadangeroussituationhetookouthisneyanduntedit
”idsbytorrooney”butihavetobuytels”
theysforsaletheyreatogiveitback,butdecidedthatsofthestrangelandhewasin
”illjust,”hesaidtohielfheknerongerthanhisfriend
suddenly,thereinthedstofallthatnfusion,hesaostbeautifulsbossedinsilver,andthehandleisedhielfthat,egypt,hehatsword
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”asktheownerof
