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Kringe in 'n Bos

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by Dalene Matthee

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can i download this book free somewhere?
Amanda Bredenkamp No, it is only available in hard copies or Kindle. You won't regret the meager price of it once you get into it. I've read hundreds of books, and this…moreNo, it is only available in hard copies or Kindle. You won't regret the meager price of it once you get into it. I've read hundreds of books, and this one is in my top 3 of the best written books I've ever read.
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Who are characters of this book?
Amanda Bredenkamp The two main characters are Saul Barnard, a dutch lumberjack, and his spirit animal, an Elephant named Oupoot (Oldfoot).
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what is the plot of the book?
Amanda Bredenkamp It's a story of a poor lumberjack boy who grows up with eyes wide open to the destruction that his line of work and the work of all his family are cau…moreIt's a story of a poor lumberjack boy who grows up with eyes wide open to the destruction that his line of work and the work of all his family are causing the ancient forest in which they live. He falls in love with a wood traders' (a disgusting specimen of an Englishman who thrives on the exploitation of the lumberjacks) daughter. He gets disowned by his own father for his contrary ways of thinking and ends up working for the wood trader. He grows up and by a good twist of fate learns the skill of gold mining and river trudging. He finds his fortune in gold, marries his girlfriend and ends up a carpenter, who eventually buys wood from his very own people at the right price. Throughout the story there is a strong relationship between Saul and his spirit animal, an Elephant bull, who is eventually in danger of being poached by Saul's very own brother, as revenge for the death of his brother's son. Oupoot, The alpha male, king of the forest, gets blamed for the death just like Saul himself gets blamed for everything that goes wrong in the forest. He fights tooth and nail to protect from the poachers, where eventually the elephant is shot, but Saul finds a way of hiding the the tusks and burying them deep in the forest where no one ever dares to go from the fear of getting lost. (less)
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