A Story of a
Young Boy
Told by Johannes
Roos
As a young boy, Gerhard van Wyk was found
running around with a pack of wild dogs in the savage eastern suburbs of
Pretoria. When the humans took him, the oldest and wisest of the dogs barked:
“My pup, remember who you are!” Then they ran off yelping, chasing a bus.
Although the experience of being separated
from his original family scarred him deeply, Gerhard survived and grew up
listening to fantastical tales told by middle-aged men during Friday afternoon
business braais.Here his love for stories and narrative developed and became a passion, culminating in the expression of these tales through visual means.
Yet
he never forgot the wizened hound’s words, and even to this day he can be found
in public parks, giving back to the canine community by expertly spinning yarns
and sharing quips about his past, always surrounded by an intensely captivated
audience; either listening or licking his ears and face.
The
End
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