Once obstacles were overcome, it returned to its course, sighting on a star that indicated the location of the oasis.
When the people saw that star shining in the morning sky, they knew they were on the right course
toward water, palm trees, shelter, and other people. It was only the Englishman who was unaware of all this;
he was, for the most part, immersed in reading his books.
The boy, too, had his book, and he had tried to read it during the first few days of the journey.
But he found it much more interesting to observe the caravan and listen to the wind.
As soon as he had learned to know his camel better, and to establish a relationship with him, he threw the book away.
Although the boy had developed a superstition that each time he opened the book he would learn something important,
he decided it was an unnecessary burden. He became friendly with the camel driver who traveled alongside him.
At night, as they sat around the fire, the boy related to the driver his adventures as a shepherd.
During one of these conversations, the driver told of his own life. “I used to live near El Cairum,” he said.
I had my orchard, my children, and a life that would change not at all until I died.
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