tthecrystalrchanthadnochoicehehadlivedthirtyyearsofhislifebuyingandsellingcrystalpieces,andnooolatetodoanythingelse
hespenttheentireingobservingtheinfrequentingsandgoingsinthestreethehaddonethisforyears,andknee,aboy
stoppedinfrontoftheshopheally,butthepraerchantuldseethattheboyhadnoneytospendnevertheless,therchantdecidedtodelayhislunchforafeinutesuntiltheboyvedon
acardhanginginthedoorhatseverallanguagesheshoptheboysaanappearbehindtheunter
”icancleanupthoseglassesinthe,”saidtheboy”theheylooknow,nobodyisgoingto”
thenlookedathioutresponding
”inexesothingtoeat”
thenstillsaidnothing,andtheboysensedthatheakeadecisioninhispouch,hehadhisjackethecertainlygoingtoneeditinthedeserttakingthejacketout,hebegantocleantheglassesinhalfanhour,hehadcleanedalltheglassesinthewindow,and,asheershadenteredtheshopandboughtsocrystal
pletedtheethingtoeat”letsgoandhaveso
lunch,”saidthecrystalrchant
heputasignonthedoor,andtheyallcafenearbyastheysatdotheonlytableintheplace,thecrystalrchantlaughed
”youdidnthavetodoanyetofeedahungryperson””hen,edoit”theboyasked
”becausethecrystalindsofnegativethoughts”erchanttuedtotheboyandsaid,”idlikeyoutoyshoptwoeintodayen”
peopletalkalotaboutons,thoughttheshepherdbuttheyreallydontknotheyresayingjustasihadntrealizedthatforsonyyearsihadbeenspeakingalanguageysheep
”doyoue”therchantasked
”icanherestoftoday,”theboyans,untildaleaneverypieoneytogettoegypttorrow”
therycrystalforanentireyearevenifyoueaedagoodssionsellingeverypiece,youoneytogettoegypttherearethousandsofkilotersofdesertbethere”
thereontofsilenedthecitythe
bazaars,noarguntsangtherbingtothetoochantnohope,noadventure,nooldkingsordestinies,notreasure,andnopyradsitheworldhadfallensilentbecausetheboyssoulhadhesatthere,staringblanklythroughthedoorofthecafe,wishingthathehaddied,andthateverythingont
theroinghadsuddenly
disappeared
”ioneyyouneedtogetbayson,”saidthecrystalrchanttheboysaidnothinghegotup,adjustedhisclothing,andpickeduphispouch”illworkforyou,”hesaid
andafteranotherlongsilenesheep”
parttwo
theboyhadbeenerostanth,andheuldseethatitexahappytherchantspenttheentiredayling
behindtheunter,tellingtheboytobecarefulhthepiecesandnottobreakanythingbuthestayederchant,althoughhefairly;
theboyreissionforeae
neyasidethatinghehaddonesocalculating:ifhentinuedtoworkeverydayashehadbeen,heesheep
”idliketobuildadisplayerchant”
outside,andattractthosepeopleofthehill””iveneverhadonebefore,”therchantanspintoit,andpieceswillbebroken”
”eoftheighthavediedifeupona
snakebutthatsthehsheepandhshepherds”
thereredthreecrystalglassesheterthan
everasiftihadtuedbacktotheolddaysajor
attractions
”businesshasreallyiroved,”hesaidtotheboy,afterthedoingchbetter,andsoonyoullbeabletoretutoyoursheeporeoutoflife””beosteaningto;thenheregretted
erchanthadneverttheking
”itscalledtheprincipleoffavorability,beginnersluckbecauselifesyoutoachieveyourdestiny,”theoldkinghadsaid
buttherchantunderstooden,
and,astipassedandneyothecashdrasabouthavinghiredtheboytheboyoreneythanhedeserved,becausetherchant,thinkingthatsalesounttoissionratehehadassudhe
utohissheep
”ogetathebusinessofthedisplay
”becauseiveal,”theboyansthe
treasureery,andhetriedtoavoidthinkingaboutit”idontknoids,”said
therchant”theyrejustapileofstonesyouuldbuildoneinyourbackyard””youveneverhaddreaoftravel,”saidtheboy,tuingtoereredtheshop
terchantspoketotheboyaboutthedisplay
”idonterchantifhekesa
buyingstake,itdoesntaffecthiuchbutistakes”thatstrueenough,theboythought,ruefully
”hinkwesh
