Once upon a time, there was a very.
rich man named Morden. He o 1
most of the businesses and
houses in his town. The people in the town, who were very poor, were afraid of Morden and hated him. They said he had no h 2
.
One day a poor man went to see Morden at the town's hank, which Morden
Owned.
"I can't t make the
payments on my house," the man said. "They're too high, and my wages
at your factory are too low. Besides, my wife is ill. She n 3 medicine."
"If you don't pay now,
I'll take your house away," said Morden.
"1 can't pay,"
said the poor man, "b
4 I don't have any
money."
"Then you will lose your
house," said Morden.
The man fell to the
floor. "Please, sir, "he
said. "Don't take away my
house. If you don't, 1'll teach your h
5 to
talk."
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Morden
had a beautiful white horse, and he was very proud o 6
it. He smiled. "All
right," he said. "You don't have to pay me now. You can have six
months. If you teach my horse to talk, I'll give you your house, and money for
your wife. But, if you don't, you o
7 to give me your house."
The poor man's friend said, "You're
a fool. You can't teach a horse to talk. It's i 8
."
"I'm not s 9
a fool," said the
man. "In six months, four
things might happen. Morden might die. 1 might die.
The horse might die...or the horse might t 10
. "