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The Sheep's Tale - The story of our most misunderstood farmyard animal (Hardcover)
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The Sheep's Tale - The story of our most misunderstood farmyard animal (Hardcover)
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List price R406
Loot Price R332
Discovery Miles 3 320
You Save R74 (18%)
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'An important book on several levels... Read a few sentences out
loud, wherever you are.' Rosamund Young I look at the Ryeland ewes,
white and fat with fecundity. Replete with contentment. Contentment
is a transmissible condition. I catch it off the sheep. The old
time shepherds used to sleep with their sheep, out in the fields. I
do it sometimes too, on the dry nights, the sheep lying down around
me. I'm not sure on those nights who is protecting whom. Everybody
thinks they know what sheep are like: they're stupid, noisy,
cowardly ('lambs to the slaughter'), and they're 'sheepwrecking'
the environment. Or maybe not. Contrary to popular prejudice, sheep
are among the smartest animals in the farmyard, fiercely loyal,
forming long and lasting friendships. Sheep, farmed properly, are
boons to biodiversity. They also happen to taste good and their
fleeces warm us through the winter - indeed, John Lewis-Stempel's
family supplied the wool for Queen Elizabeth's 'hose'. Observing
the traditional shepherd's calendar, The Sheep's Tale is a loving
biography of ewes, lambs, and rams through the seasons.
Lewis-Stempel tends to his flock with deep-rooted wisdom, ethical
consideration, affection, and humour. This book is a tribute to all
the sheep he has reared and sheared - from gregarious Action Ram to
sweet Maid Marion. In his inimitable style, he shares the tales
that only a shepherd can tell.
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