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3. Once upon a time in ancient China, about 475 B.C., there was a rancher named Saiweng. He had a horse ranch. Ren’s Creations
4. One day one of his horses was missing. All his neighbors felt sorry for him. But he was not a bit dismayed. Ren’s Creations
5. He said: “Losing a horse is not a good thing, but how do we know something good won’t come from it?” Ren’s Creations
6. A few days later, that horse came home with a magnificent steed, the kind of horse Hu the barbarians in the north had. Ren’s Creations
7. His neighbors all came to congratulate him. But he said: “How do we know a bad thing won’t come from it?” Ren’s Creations
8. Saiweng’s son loved riding that new horse. One day he was thrown off its back and broke his leg. He became a cripple. Ren’s Creations
9. All his neighbors felt sorry for him. But Saiweng said: “We don’t know for sure it won’t bring us something good.” Ren’s Creations
10. A year later, Hu the barbarians in the north started invading China. All young men in the village went to war but many didn’t come home. Ren’s Creations
11. Saiweng’s son didn’t have to go to war because he was a cripple. His broken leg might have saved his life. Ren’s Creations
12. The moral of the story is: “ A good luck is not necessarily good, and a bad luck is not necessarily bad.” Ren’s Creations
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