Taoist Tale

once upon a time
a farmer sent his son
with a horse to graze
upon the mountainside
he fell asleep
when he awoke the horse was gone
came back without it
the neighbors said: oh what bad luck
the farmer said: how do you know?
oh how do you know?
on the very next day
the farmer sent his son
back into the mountains
to seek the runaway
he found the horse
and seven other wild ones
he brought them home
the neighbors said: oh what good luck
the farmer said: how do you know?
oh how do you know
on the very next day
the farmer sent his son
to the wild horses
which needed to be tamed
first one he climbed on
it threw him down to the ground
broke his arm
the neighbors said: oh what bad luck
the farmer said: how do you know?
oh how do you know?
on the very next day
a war was declared
and the army men
came thru the countryside
looking for soldiers
but they couldn’t take anyone
with a broken arm
the neighbors said: oh what good luck
the farmer said: how do you know?
oh how do you know?