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塞翁失马，焉知非福

A long time ago, there lived an old man. He raised the finest horses in all the land. His family was happy and he was rich ________ friends, too.

One night, the man’s prized horse, a big black horse, was ________. The old man was sad. ________ came to say how sorry they were. The old man said only, “What will be, will be.” And he went on with his work.

Months later, the villagers saw the black horse coming back, leading two white horses. The village raised a cheer, ________ for the return of the old man’s horse and the addition of two more. The old farmer thanked them for their happiness and said ________ for all to hear, “What will be, will be.” And he went back to his work

The old man’s only son loved horses, ________ it was natural for the old man to give his son the black horse. The old man began to ________ his son to ride. Unluckily, the boy fell from the horse and broke his ________. No one knew if he could ever walk ________. Everyone was sad, and came to tell the old man how ________ they were. The old man just ________ them and said. “What will be, will be.” And he returned to his work.

In a few weeks, another tribe(部落) invaded(侵略) the land. The king ________ his emissaries(使者) to enlist(征募) one male child from each family to fight against the invaders. When they reached the old man’s ________, they took one son from each home.

At the home of the old man, they found the disabled boy, so they did not take him. As he watched the ________ leaving for the dusty plains, the old man whispered to ________.“What will be, will be.” And he went on with his work.