Unforeseen Circumstance

Once there was a farmer in a remote village. He and his son owned a humble farm, of which their prized stallion was their greatest asset. One morning, they walked out to the pen to find the fence broken, and the stallion gone.   “What a tragedy!” Cried the son. “This is awful!” “We shall see what it is,” said the farmer. A couple of days later, they came out in the morning to begin their chores to find the stallion had returned, with a brood of wild mares. “Oh, what blessings!” Cried the son. “This is great!” “We shall see what it is,” said the farmer. The next day the son, being younger and healthier, was saddle training the wild mares, when he was thrown to the ground, breaking his l...View all