Freeman -

Freeman by name Freeman by nature.  This cheeky faced young lamb was named after a brave and courageous young man. (His story to follow)

Freeman, the orphan lamb was a stoic little fellow.  He had often been seen sitting next to the body of another lamb; his dead companion.  On several occasions we tried to befriend the little chap but he saw us as a threat. Much like wild dogs or foxes which are a sheep’s natural enemy and to be avoided at all costs.

Undeterred we would travel back to the place where Freeman had taken refugee and sure enough he would be sitting there next to the now decomposing carcass, the mere sight of us making him flee.

One night on dusk, three would be rescuers sought to “capture” Freeman, we gave chase but the little fellow was resilient despite his weakening state of health.  Dejected we sat in silence all the way home and pondered “how much longer could this little fellow survive on his own, it was only a matter of time before a predator or starvation took him”.  But serendipity stepped in the next day we went looking for Freeman, he was looking left so we made a dash from the right, and we were one! 

Freeman Treblicock, the young man (whom we met around the same time we “rescued” Freeman the lamb) is a student at the Daylesford Secondary College who in the tradition of the Emperor's New Clothes spoke out against an injustice that was occurring right under his nose. 
It meant going against the grain of public thought, enduring much ridicule and disdain, but a small price to pay for protecting the liberty of a pig named Charlotte who was soon to be made into sausages for a school competition.  Recognizing that Charlotte, the pig, was a friend and not food, saw Freeman boldly argue the case for sparing her life and that of a nameless steer. Alas, the ears of the scholastic institution were deaf to changing attitudes of compassion towards animals.  Charlotte and the steer were both slaughtered but the passion and courage Freeman raised remains an inspiration for all.