There was once a poor farmer who could only afford a horse. The man treated him with care, but a summer night, the horse found a weak point in the fence and escaped. When neighbors heard of the incident, went to the farmer to indicate their regret. "Bad luck," they said. To which the man replied: "Maybe yes, maybe no."
From there one week, the horse returned to the farm with six wild horses in tow. The farmer and his son managed to lock them up all seven of the fence. Again the neighbors came to visit. "What a great fortune," they said. To which the man replied: "Maybe yes, maybe no."
The farmer's son immediately began to tame the new arrivals. While trying to ride the roan stallion, was thrown violently to the ground and ended up almost stepped on and broke a leg. The neighbors came running. "What a terrible misfortune," they said. To which the man replied: "Maybe yes, maybe no."
The next day the soldiers came to the village. Two warlords were fighting each other and one had ordered the forcible conscription of all young males of the village. Because the broken leg, the farmer's son was the only one not having to leave for the front. Again, the neighbors noticed. "What incredible luck," they said. To which the man replied: "Maybe yes, maybe no."
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