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David wants to borrow a horse from his neighbor, Jack.
“Sure you can borrow my horse,” replies Jack. “But one thing you have to know about this horse. He is trained to start when you say ‘Thank God’, and he stops when you say ‘Help me God.’” So David gets on the horse and practices. “Thank God” he says, and the horse breaks into a trot. “Help me God” he announces, and sure enough, the horse stops. After practicing a few times, he feels confident and begins his journey. As he is riding along a road, he sees that the road ends up ahead with a steep cliff. Suddenly David realizes that he has forgotten the word needed to make the horse stop. “Whoa” he squeaks, desperately. The horse keeps going. “Um – stop please” he yells. But the horse keeps galloping. Now fearful that he is about to die, David screams out, “Help me God.” As trained, the horse stops suddenly — right at the edge of the cliff. Shaking like a leaf, David pulls out his handkerchief and wipes the sweat from his forehead. “Whew” he exclaims, “Thank God!”
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