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Starting from the original parable, different versions of the story have been written, which are described in books and on the internet under titles such as The Taoist Farmer, The Farmer and his Horse, The Father, His Son and the Horse, The Old Man Loses a Horse, etc. The story is mostly cited in philosophical or religious texts and management ...
A proper translation of his name is They Fear Even His Horses or His Horse Is Feared, meaning that the bearer of the name was so feared in battle that even the sight of his horse would inspire fear. During and after his lifetime, American sources and written records mistranslated his name as Young Man Afraid of His Horses or uncommonly as His ...
Once, following the traces of his lost horse Rakhsh, he enters the kingdom of Samangan, where he becomes the guest of the king during his search. There, Rostam meets princess Tahmina. She admires Rostam and knows of his reputation. She goes into his room at night and asks if he will give her a child, and in return, she will bring his horse.
In the story, a Tikbalang becomes lonely for lack of a playmate during the full moon, a time when Filipino children of generations past traditionally went out to play in the moonlight. In a search for a playmate, the Tikbalang leaves his home in the Kalumpang tree and encounters first a Kapre , then a Nuno , an Aswang , and a Tiyanak before he ...
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In his spare time, this 60-year-old titan also ran the Jockey Club that registered all Thoroughbred foals and, in 1905, built America’s most palatial racetrack, Belmont Park—named for his father.
At the Red Sea Film Festival in Saudi Arabia Sunday, Brendan Fraser paid tribute to the emotional support provided by his horse Pecas – which means “freckles” in Spanish – during the years ...
old man from the frontier lost his horse: a blessing in disguise See Huainanzi: 刻舟求劍 (kè zhōu qiú jiàn) carve the boat in search of the sword approach without considering the reality of a situation See Lüshi Chunqiu: 火中取栗 (huǒ zhōng qǔ lì) take chestnuts out of the fire Someone acting in another's interest