The Old Man

chapter 1

Santiago was an old fisherman . He taught a young boy called manolin to be a fisherman, too. The old man needed to catch a big fish because he was very poor, but manolin's parents didn't want him to go fishing with Santiago. Because Santiago was old, he did not usually catch many fish.
Santiago had old clothes and only a little food. He lived in an old house by the sea. The other fishermen were kind to the old man, but they were sad because he was poor. Manolin visited the old man every day. He helped him and he carried things for him.
In the evenings, manolin sat with the old man and they talked about baseball.
Santiago told him stories about Africa. He travelled there when he was a young man. Manolin loved the old man. " there are many fishermen, but you are the best ", said manolin.
One day, Santiago wanted to go fishing . Manolin helped him with his boat. "Good luck" said manolin.
The old man sailed out to sea. He went far because he thought he could find a big fish. Manolin looked for Santiago from his boat while he was fishing with another man. He was worried about Santiago, but the old man was strong and he was a good fisherman.
Santiago loved the sea and he knew the sea was his friend. He wasn't afraid and he sailed for a long time. When he was far at sea, he put his fishing line in the water. Santiago knew that it was important to be patient to catch fish. While he was waiting, he watched the birds. The birds showed him where to find the fish. He thought of the beautiful turtles he often saw when he was fishing. He loved the turtles. He watched his fishing line and he waited for a big fish. It was very hot. He waited for a long time and then he saw his fishing line move. He knew that there was a very big fish on his fishing line.