Lucky Hans (4)

Lucky Hans (4)

He lost his grip of the reins, flew up into the air and somer-saulted into the ditch, quite winded.

The horse would have gone on for ever, if it hadn't been stopped by a drover leading a cow along the road.

" Ouch ! " cried Hans, struggling painfully out of ditch, " that horse will be the death of me. Will you change it for your cow ? I'd like a quieter life, I think, and some fresh milk would be just the thing to moisten my lips. "

The drover stared at Hans, just as the horseman had done, and then a slow smile spread over his face as he said:
" Surely I will."
Handing the cow's tethering rope over to Hans, and mounting the horse, he cantered up the hill, chuckling over his good fortune. 

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