WHO KNOWS WHAT\u2019S GOOD OR BAD?<\/b><\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
a farmer takes his horse to the county fair.<\/p>\n
the horse wins first place.<\/p>\n
his neighbor comes to congratulate him,<\/p>\n
but the farmer only shrugs and says,<\/p>\n
\u201cWho knows what\u2019s good or bad?\u201d<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
that night the prize-winning horse is stolen.<\/p>\n
the neighbor comes to console the farmer,<\/p>\n
but the farmer only smiles and says,<\/p>\n
\u201cWho knows what\u2019s good or bad?\u201d<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
a few days later, the farmer\u2019s horse returns,<\/p>\n
having escaped the thieves, and leading<\/p>\n
a herd of wild horses softly into the farmer\u2019s pen.<\/p>\n
the neighbor comes to celebrate the farmer\u2019s good fortune,<\/p>\n
but again the farmer only says,<\/p>\n
\u201cWho knows what\u2019s good or bad?\u201d<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
the next day the farmer\u2019s son tries his best<\/p>\n
to break and tame some of the new wild mares.<\/p>\n
he is thrown from a horse and breaks his leg.<\/p>\n
the neighbor comes again to support the farmer,<\/p>\n
but yet again the farmer only replies,<\/p>\n
\u201cWho knows what\u2019s good or bad?\u201d<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
within the week the army comes to the village.<\/p>\n
there is a war, and every able-bodied man is called<\/p>\n
to serve their country in the coming battles.<\/p>\n
because the farmer\u2019s son has a broken leg,<\/p>\n
the soldiers pass him by\u2026 and the neighbor<\/p>\n
wonders to himself, astonished,<\/p>\n
\u201cWho knows what\u2019s good or bad?\u201d<\/p>\n
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