A Patch of Yellow

Billy was around four years old when he and his baby sister Marley were dumped in the barn of a middle-aged childless Welsh sheep farming couple at the end of the Second World War. A traumatised little boy who didnt even know he had a surname whod never seen stars at nighttime nor ever known the meaning of a mothers love.Emma and Ted could never have anticipated their farming lives being turned upside down as much yet felt blessed at the opportunity to become the parents theyd always hoped to be but was the abandonment of these innocents the result of trying to hide an unthinkable secret?As the foundlings grew up they could not have been more opposite. Marley was hell-bent on becoming a vet wanting to save every animal on the planet whilst Billy was dithering about becoming a ballet dancer or a boxer.Ivan the hired farm hand and war hero became Billys mentor and best friend. He understood his persona and through his love and nurturing Billy flourished into becoming a somebody.What maketh a man? Is it nature or is it nurture?