Theme: Bringing good from evil
The Horse and the Well
Once upon a time there was a humble farmer who took care
of his farm and his animals with great dedication.
One day, his son came to call him, very worried because
one of the horses had fallen into a dry and abandoned
well.
The farmer ran to the well to assess the situation. He
was relieved when he saw that the horse was not hurt by
the fall.
- Dad, what are we going to do? We won't be able to save
the horse, the well is too deep!
- Calm down, my son, there is a solution for everything.
Go get the shovels, we have a lot of work to do.
The boy brought the shovels as he was asked, but he
didn't understand when his father started throwing dirt
into the well.
- Dad, what are you doing? I thought we were going to
try to save the horse! - said the worried boy.
- Be patient, my son. You will see!
Together, father and son gradually threw dirt into the
well. The boy was distressed without understanding why
they were doing that. But he had a good surprise when he
saw that the horse was moving and was already very close
to the edge of the well.
- He'll be able to get out! - the boy shouted with joy.
- But, father, how is this possible?
- We threw the soil into the well slowly – explained the
father –- the horse had time to shake off the dirt that
fell on top of him and use his strong legs to make the
ground firm. Little by little, the bottom of the well
filled with dirt, until it was shallow enough for him to
climb out!
The horse left the well calmly and then went for a walk.
The father thanked his son for his help and said:
- Even when we are faced with a very difficult
situation, we need to see it as something that will help
us move forward, like the soil helped the horse.
Furthermore, this accident brought us one good thing: we
filled the pit with soil and now no one will fall in
there!
This is how, with faith, patience, and hard work, we can
make the best of a difficulty.
(Adaptation, by Lívia Seneda, of the text
“O Cavalo no Poço” from the website pt.scribd.com)
Translation:
Larissa Martine - larissa_am@hotmail.com
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