Maybe

An older man had horses. One night a storm came and his best stallion broke out of the stall and ran away. His neighbors came to console him and said what bad luck. The old man just said “maybe” A few days later the stallion came back and four beautiful wild fillies and followed him into the stall. Friends said that is great luck. Old man said maybe. The man’s son tried to tame and break one filly but the wild horse bucked him off and broke his leg. Again to the old man the neighbors said “such horrible bad luck ” The old man again said maybe. The king wanted to transcript all the young men into the army and go to the front lines of the battlefield. Because of the broken leg the man’s son was passed by. The neighbors marveled at the fortune, and of course when they spoke to the old man about the good fortune, he simply said, “Maybe”