The lost horse
1 a wise old man and his son lived on a small farm. They had just one horse ran away. All the farmer’s neighbors said, “what bad news! Your horse ran away!” the farmer said, “Bad news? Good news? Who know?”
2 A month later, the farmer’s horse came back to the farm with a wild horse. All the famer’s neighbors said, “ what good new! Now you have to houses!” the famer said, “good news? Bad news? Who knows?”
3 The next day, the famer and the boy decided to use the wild horse for farm work. The farmer’s son tried to ride the wild horse. He fell and broke his leg. All the farmer’s neighbors said, “What bad news! Your son is hurt.” The farmer said, “Bad news? Good news? Who know?
4 then a war started between the farmer’s nation and its neighbor. The government needed all the country’s young men to fight in the war. Men from the government came to town. They took all the healthy young men, but they didn’t send the farmer’s boy to war. His leg was broken. Many of the young men from the town died in the war. After several months, the boy’s leg got better. All the farmer’s neighbors said, “what good news! Your son didn’t go to war, and now he is healthy!” the farmer said, “Good news? Bad news? Who know?”