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You never
know! "This is beautiful and spacious. But it’s too far
from my farm and my home." Eric muttered,
sadly. How would his daughter come to the
farm to meet her horses?!
"This is the only land left to show you. I don't
think any more land is left, either, as you can
Life may sound like a four-letter word, but when see the number of farmers is increasing day by
you start to understand the meaning that lies day." The middleman who showed the land to
beneath those four-letter words, you may find Eric spoke out. Eric nodded at him and walked
yourself in a trap, for life is anything but easy back to his car.
and you would always come across a one hurdle "I will let you know about my decision." Eric got
or an other. in his car and the driver drove them back to the
But that does not mean you could become farmer's home.
selfish, does it now? "Hon! I'm home!" Eric called out for his wife, on
It was one fine, or you may say, beautiful morning getting inside his home. "How was the land,
and Eric wanted nothing but to believe that Eric?" His wife, Nancy, got settled beside him on
today, this beauty of the morning might take the couch.
him to his right destination. He was anxious. He "It was pretty good, but it’s too far from our
was feeling nervous that maybe this land cannot place. How will Maria go and meet her horses
be his, and he might be left with nothing. if we keep the horses there?" Eric spoke his
Eric Thompson was a farmer. A rich farmer, who worries out.
had a large farm with flocks of sheep. He was a "I don't understand, Eric. We already have
kind man who fed the poor. He had a beautiful everything we wanted. Why would you listen to
wife and was the father of three daughters and Maria's ever expensive wishes? Let it go. Maybe
one son. His life was everything that a man it’s not for us." Nancy pointed out.
would ever want. "Nancy! It’s for my child, and I can't see her
tearing up for anything." Eric stood up and left
It was also a fact that Eric was a family man, and to his room while Nancy let out a defeated sigh.
he loved his daughters more than anyone in the "I hope it takes us to something good." she
world, . She was a 7 year-old who was interested prayed in her heart.
about horses. While her sisters and brother took "Yes, It's Eric speaking. What? Really? I'm coming."
care of their father's sheep, she loved spending Eric spoke over the phone before walking out of
time with her white horse, Natt. Recently, she his home, and soon he was standing in front of
had a large dream of having Haras of Horses. a huge rainforest.
The next day, it got into Eric's ears, and there "But I will have to cut trees to build a farm in
was no turning back then. He was ready to get here." Eric said.
all the horses for his little girl, but what came as "Yes, you must. But this forest is closer to your
an issue was a place for them. He did not have hometown, so you can bring your child once
place in his farm to keep horses. a day, to take care of your horses," Frederick,
That was a dilemma! his friend said, and Eric started to think about
Since then, he started to look for places to it. Being a farmer, he knew that cutting down
have a separate farm where he could keep a trees would only cause harm, but his daughter's
stable of horses. Even though it was to fulfill smile was the only thing that mattered to him
his daughter's wish, he could raise more than for now. "It won't harm to the nature too much,
one of horse stables by having a separate farm, Eric. You're just going to take an acre of forest."
which would increase his income. Frederick added.
"We are here, Sir." the driver, who was driving "I'll go with it. Let us start cutting down trees
Eric's car broke his reverie. Eric got out of the from tomorrow." Eric said and Frederick nodded
car and had a look at the land where he might in agreement.
be able to build a the horses stables.