Better Cities:The Beggar and the Horseman

Book Information The Beggar and the Horseman
ID	xx0982E3
	25		1.0
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Found in the following locations: Sold by book merchants and found in random containers as loot.

The Beggar and the Horseman

A humorous story.

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A beggar stood by the road and begged for alms. A rider passing by hit the beggar in the face with a whip.

The beggar, looking after the departing horseman, said:

"Be happy."

A peasant who saw what had happened, hearing these words, asked:

"Are you so humble?"

"No," answered the beggar, "just if the rider was happy, he would not hit me in the face."