because the merchant had never met the king.
“It’s called the principle of favorability, beginner’s luck. Because life wants you to achieve your Personal Legend,” the old king had said.
But the merchant understood what the boy had said. The boy’s very presence in the shop was an omen,
and, as time passed and money was pouring into the cash drawer, he had no regrets about having hired the boy.
The boy was being paid more money than he deserved, because the merchant,
thinking that sales wouldn’t amount to much, had offered the boy a high commission rate.
He had assumed he would soon return to his sheep. “Why did you want to get to the Pyramids?” he asked,
to get away from the business of the display.
Because I’ve always heard about them,the boy answered, saying nothing about his dream.
The treasure was now nothing but a painful memory, and he tried to avoid thinking about it.
“I don’t know anyone around here who would want to cross the desert just to see the Pyramids,” said the merchant.
“They’re just a pile of stones. You could build one in your backyard.”
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