"Old fisherman and the sea".

Story Overview Eighty-four days had passed since Santiago, the old fisherman, had caught a fish, and he was forced to suffer not only the ridicule of younger fishermen, but near-starvation as well. Moreover, Santiago had lost his young companion, a boy named Manolin, whose father had ordered him to leave Santiago in order to work with more successful seamen. But the devoted child still loved Santiago, and each day brought food and bait to his …

…the boy told him that he'd been presumed lost at sea, and that search planes had been dispatched to find him. The other fishermen had seen the marlin's skeleton and were astonished at its size - eighteen feet from nose to tail. Manolin brought the old man food, nursed his wounds, and firmly told the fisherman, "Now we fish together again." Then he left Santiago, to sleep. And the old man dreamed about the lions.