This was yesterday's story that caught my eye. You wouldn't expect to see sheep running through the main thoroughfares of Madrid. But it's true.
The story goes that for 600 years, the sheep farmers have had an agreement with the city council that for an established fee they could bring their sheep through central Madrid on their way to the winter grazing pastures in southern Spain. This ancient sheep migration route used to be undeveloped countryside. But not anymore! However, since 1994, on this one day of the year, shepherds herd 100s of their sheep along this path through downtown Madrid in a symbolic gesture.
Got anymore good sheep stories?
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