Look Up!

Sara checked on Brownie. He showed no improvement.

Sara was trying to nurse him back to health ever since his accident last month.

The accident had cost her father’s life.

Now Brownie was all she had...

Sara couldn’t afford to lose him.

Sara’s father was an award-winning jockey. He was so gentle with all his horses. He talked to them and treated them with respect. Sara too learned to be kind and compassionate like him, and treated the horses as her dear friends.

Sara even figured out what the horses were trying to say and both father and daughter had a lot of communication with their horses. Sara’s father lost his job, fell into hard times and had to sell off his horses as he could hardly afford meals for them...

Sensing that Sara was sad, Sara’s father said, “Tough times don’t last, tough people do.”

Then, one fine day, they had a smart young guest at their home. He just stopped by as if this was his destiny. Perhaps God had sent that special chocolate-brown-colored horse. Sara and her father were overjoyed and named him Brownie. Ever since Brownie came to their lives, their fortunes looked up. Sara’s father got a new job in the city and settled there with Sara and Brownie.

Sara & Brownie; Source

Brownie was the winning horse in so many races!
Other jockeys were envious of Sara’s father.

Her father’s Manager was very calculating.

He was planning to drug Brownie before the next important horse-race so that a lesser known horse, on which his clients had bet money, could win the race in place of Brownie.

But, that was unethical as it was “fixing” the race.

When Sara came to learn about his scheming ways, she informed her father.

Her father warned his Manager and threatened him to mend his ways else he would complain to their boss.

The Manager apologized.

Actually, he acted as though he was very sorry about this.

The bad man still drugged Sara’s father and Brownie on the day of the race. Both of them had a bad fall and Sara’s father was killed.

Sara felt very lost and dejected. 

Then, she remembered her father’s words- “It’s when things seem worse that we mustn’t quit.”

Sara’s optimism always made her hopeful.

Sara complained about the Manager and the police nabbed him after finding the evidence of messy monetary transactions from certain clients.

Sara took the help of the topmost vet to nurse Brownie back to health. Brownie was her life’s meaning now. Like always she talked to Brownie.

Sara told Brownie, “The next race is a month away. This time I’ll be the jockey. You get well soon, dear Brownie.”

“Neigh! Neigh!” Brownie jumped up!

Sara had tears of happiness as she hugged Brownie.

“Yes, my dear! You first become healthy and then we will win!”

“Neigh! Neigh!” Brownie continued the conversation.

Sara interpreted it as- “Look up!”

Sara was filled with optimism and hope for the future.

“Lots of people talk to animals. Not many listen, though. That’s the problem.”
Benjamin Hoff

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