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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,NA?AN ,HASKELL ,DOLE 

,TEXT 3 

,HE WAS OLD1 !Y W]E Y\NG2 HE WAS LEAN1 !Y W]E FAT2 HE WAS SAD1 
!Y W]E HAPPY4 ,SO HE WAS ?OR\<LY /RANGE1 ALI51 AN ABSOLUTELY 
DIFF]5T CREATURE2 & IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE = !M TO HAVE COMPASSION 
ON HIM4 ,HORSES HAVE PITY ONLY ON !MSELVES1 & R>ELY ON ?OSE :OSE 
PLACES !Y MAY EASILY COME !MSELVES TO FILL4 ,BUT1 9DE$1 WAS NOT 
! PIEBALD GELD+ HIMSELF TO BLAME1 ?AT HE WAS OLD & GAUNT & 
CRIPPL$8444 

,ONE W\LD ?9K ?AT HE WAS NOT TO BLAME4 ,BUT 9 EQU9E E?ICS HE WAS1 
& ONLY ?OSE W]E RI<T :O W]E /RONG1 Y\NG1 & HAPPY2 ?OSE 
:O HAD ALL LIFE BE=E !M2 ?OSE :OSE EV]Y MUSCLE WAS T5SE ) 
SUP]FLU\S 5]GY1 & CURL$ !IR TAILS 9TO A :EEL4 

,MAYBE ! PIEBALD GELD+ HIMSELF UND]/OOD ?IS1 & 9 TRANQUIL 
MOM5TS WAS AGRE$ ?AT HE WAS TO BLAME BECAUSE HE HAD LIV$ \T ALL 
HIS LIFE1 ?AT HE MU/ PAY = HIS LIFE2 BUT HE WAS AFT] ALL ONLY 
A HORSE1 & HE C\LD NOT RE/RA9 HIMSELF (T5 FROM FEEL+ HURT1 
MELAN*OLY1 & DISCONT5T$1 :5 HE LOOK$ ON ALL !SE Y\NG HORSES 
:O TORM5T$ HIM = ! V]Y ?+ TO :I* !Y W\LD BE SUBJECT$ 
:5 !Y CAME TO ! 5D ( !IR LIVES4 

,! REASON = ! HE>TLESSNESS ( !SE HORSES WAS A PECULI>LY 
>I/OCRATIC FEEL+4 ,EV]Y ONE ( !M WAS RELAT$1 EI!R ON ! SIDE 
( FA!R OR MO!R1 TO ! CELEBRAT$ ,SMETANKA2 BUT IT WAS NOT KN[N 
FROM :AT /OCK ! PIEBALD GELD+ SPRANG4 ,! GELD+"9  WAS A *ANCE 
COM]1 B\<T AT M>KET ?REE YE>S BE=E = EI<TY PAP] RUBLES4 

,! Y\NG *E/NUT M>E1 AS ?\< ACCID5TALLY W&]+ AB\T1 CAME 
UP TO ! PIEBALD GELD+'S V]Y NOSE1 & BRU%$ AGA9/ HIM4 ,HE KNEW 
BE=E-H& :AT IT MEANT1 & DID NOT OP5 HIS EYES1 BUT LAID BACK HIS 
E>S & %[$ HIS TEE?4 ,! M>E :EEL$ >\ND1 & MADE BELIEVE 
?AT %E WAS GO+ TO LET FLY AT HIM ) H] HEELS4 ,HE OP5$ HIS 
EYES1 & W&]$ (F TO ANO!R P>T4 ,HE HAD NO DESIRE TO SLEEP1 & 
BEGAN TO CROP ! GRASS4 ,AGA9 ! WANTON Y\NG M>E1 ACCOMPANI$ BY 
H] CONF$]ATES1 W5T TO ! GELD+4 ,A TWO-YE>-OLD M>E ) A /> 
ON H] =EHEAD1 V]Y /UPID1 ALWAYS 9 MIS*IEF1 & ALWAYS READY TO 
IMITATE ! *E/NUT M>E1 TROTT$ ALONG ) H]1 &1 AS IMITATORS 
ALWAYS DO1 BEGAN TO3 PLAY ! SAME TRICK ?AT ! 9/IGATOR HAD DONE4 

,! BR[N M>E M>*$ ALONG AT AN ORD9>Y GAIT1 AS ?\< B5T ON H] 
[N AFFAIRS1 & PASS$ BY ! GELD+'S V]Y NOSE1 NOT LOOK+ AT HIM1 
SO ?AT HE REALLY DID NOT KN[ :E!R TO BE ANGRY OR NOT2 & ?IS WAS 
! V]Y FUN ( ! ?+4 

,?IS WAS :AT %E DID2 BUT ! />R$ M>E FOLL[+ 9 H] /EPS1 & 
FEEL+ V]Y GAY1 HIT ! GELD+ ON ! *E/4 ,HE %[$ HIS TEE? 
ONCE MORE1 :9NI$1 &1 ) A QUICKNESS ( MOTION UNEXPECT$ ON HIS 
P>T1 SPRANG AT ! M>E1 & BIT H] ON ! FLANK4 ,! Y\NG M>E ) 
! /> FLEW \T ) H] B9D LEGS1 & KICK$ ! OLD HORSE HEAVILY 
ON HIS ?9 B>E RIBS4 ,! OLD HORSE UTT]$ A HO>SE NOISE1 & WAS 
AB\T TO MAKE ANO!R LUNGE1 BUT ?\<T BETT] ( IT1 & SI<+ 
DEEPLY TURN$ AWAY4 

,IT MU/ HAVE BE5 ?AT ALL ! Y\NG HORSES ( ! DROVE REG>D$ AS 
A P]SONAL 9SULT ! BOLDNESS W"9 HI* ! PIEBALD GELD+ P]MITT$ 
HIMSELF TO %[ T[>D ! />R$ M>E2 = ALL ! RE/ ( ! DAY 
!Y GAVE HIM NO *ANCE TO GRAZE1 & LEFT HIM NOT A MOM5T ( PEACE1 
SO ?AT ! DROV] SEV]AL TIMES REBUK$ !M1 & C\LD NOT COMPREH5D 
:AT !Y W]E DO+4 

,! GELD+ WAS SO ABUS$ ?AT HE HIMSELF WALK$ UP TO ,NE/] :5 IT 
WAS TIME = ! OLD MAN TO DRIVE BACK ! DROVE1 & HE %[$ GREAT] 
HAPP9ESS & CONT5T :5 ,NE/] SADDL$ HIM & M\NT$ HIM4 

,GOD KN[S :AT ! OLD GELD+'S ?\<TS W]E AS HE BORE ON HIS BACK 
! OLD MAN ,NE/]4 ,DID HE ?9K ) BITT]NESS ( !SE IMPORTUNATE 
& M]CILESS Y\NG/]S8 OR1 ) A SCORNFUL & SIL5T PRIDE PECULI> 
TO OLD AGE1 DID HE P>DON HIS P]SECUTORS8 ,AT ALL EV5TS1 HE DID NOT 
MAKE MANIFE/ ANY ( HIS ?\<TS TILL HE REA*$ HOME4 

,?AT EV5+ SOME CRONIES HAD COME TO SEE ,NE/]2 & AS ! HORSES 
W]E DRIV5 BY ! HUTS ( ! DOME/ICS1 HE NOTIC$ A HORSE & 
TELYEGA /&+ AT HIS DOOR/EP4 ,AFT] HE HAD DRIV5 9 ! HORSES1 HE 
WAS 9 SU* A HURRY ?AT HE DID NOT TAKE ! SADDLE (F3 HE LEFT ! 
GELD+ AT ! Y>D1.<#e.> & %\T$ TO ,VASKA TO UNSADDLE ! ANIMAL1 
!N %UT ! GATE1 & HURRI$ TO HIS FRI5DS4 

,P]HAPS [+ TO ! AFFRONT PUT UPON ! />R$ M>E1 ! DESC5DANT 
( ,SMETANKA1 BY ?AT 0L[ TRA%0 B\<T = A HORSE1 & NOT KN[+ 
FA!R OR MO!R1 & !RE=E (F5D+ ! >I/OCRATIC S5TIM5T 
( ! :OLE COMMUNITY2 OR BECAUSE ! GELD+ ) ! HI< SADDLE 
)\T A RID] PRES5T$ A /RANGELY FANTA/IC SPECTACLE = ! 
HORSES1--AT ALL EV5TS1 ?AT NI<T SOME?+ EXTRAORD9>Y TOOK PLACE 
9 ! PADDOCK4 ,ALL ! HORSES1 Y\NG & OLD1 %[9"9 G !IR TEE?1 
TAGG$ AFT] ! GELD+1 & DROVE HIM FROM ONE P>T ( ! Y>D TO 
! O!R2 ! TRAMPL+ ( !IR HO(S E*O$ >\ND HIM AS HE SI<$ 
& DREW 9 HIS ?9 SIDES4 

,! GELD+ C\LD NOT LONG] 5DURE ?IS1 C\LD NOT LONG] AVOID !IR 
KICKS4 ,HE HALT$ 9 ! MIDDLE ( ! FIELD3 HIS FACE EXPRESS$ ! 
REPULSIVE1 WEAK ANG] ( HELPLESS OLD AGE1 & DESPAIR BESIDES4 ,HE LAID 
BACK HIS E>S1 & SUDD5LY.<#f.> SOME?+ HAPP5$ ?AT CAUS$ ALL ! 
HORSES SUDD5LY TO BECOME QUIET4 ,A V]Y OLD M>E1 ,VIAZOPURIKHA1 CAME UP 
& SNIFF$ ! GELD+1 & SI<$4 ,! GELD+ ALSO SI<$4 

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