Billy buried Kes

A careless and absent mother and a nasty and grumpy brother were nothing but enough reasons for this boy to feel let dowm day by day. Since the moment he started training Kes, he felt that was what had brought him to life. He enjoyed it; he did it passionately, and was always interested in learning more and more about him. He had found a real motivation in life which meant that a living creature belonged to him, and it was to care about, and to devote time to. The day he found it dead, Billy felt devastated, and then he buried it with dignity. Undoubtedly, it was one of the saddest episodes that this boy had had to face ever.

Nevertheless, as time went by, Billy grew up knowing that he was really good at something, this is why he started behaving as a responsible sudent, not as a problematic one anymore. He didn’t need the support of his family to make progress; he had his teacher, who believed in him and in his capacities. However, there was something missing in his life, something that he meant to live for.

One day, his teacher got very good news for him. In a small town near there, there was an old man who, as well as Billy, had learned how to train hawks since very little, he had done it all his life, and he had also taugh his son. They both lived in a farm surrounded by hawks, and there were 20 of them! The man was very old and sick, that is why they needed someone who helped his son. As soon as Billy got there, he was proved, both men decided that he was the perfect one to fulfil the task. Finally, Billy stayed living in the farm, he studdied and trained the hawks, which was his most loved hobbie ever, and on top that, he found a person who loved him and cared about him as a father cares about his son, and as him cared about Kes.