"Oh, wise judge," he cried, "I have come to you for justice. I had a beautiful, kind, gentle horse which has been killed by this man's savage horse. Make the man pay for the horse or send him to prison."
"Not so fast, my friend," the judge said. "There are two sides to every case."
He turned to the poor man. "Did your horse kill this man's horse?" he asked.
The poor man made no reply. The judge asked in surprise, "Are you dumb? Can you not talk?"
But no word came from the poor man's lips. Then the judge turned to the rich man.
"What more can I do?" he asked. "You see for yourself this poor man cannot speak."
"Oh, but he can," cried the rich man. "He spoke to me."
"Indeed!" said the judge. "When?"
"He spoke to me when I tied my horse to the tree."
"What did he say?" asked the judge.
"He said, 'Do not fasten your horse to that tree. My horse is savage and may kill yours.'"
"0 ho!" said the judge.

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