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Real and Gritty - Viewer taken through a 300 km Journey


I felt as if I was one of the Sheep-herders.
What was so unexpected was how grueling this was for the men - and the complete difference between the younger herder and the older hired-hand. The old Guy was a REAL Cowboy - singling a myriad of soothing songs as he herded the Sheep. He also has an amazing tolerance to the life - no bad words for the Sheep and he could sleep deeply in a sitting position against a stump. The younger fellow had a kinship with the older - but he was emotional and was cracking. As the months went by he broke - a foul mouthed tirade at the sheep when they escaped down the mountain and finally his tearful call to his Mother. But he persevered. How incredibly hard that life was on those Men.

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