- Laith Taher 117
His father, Leader Smith, the leader of the Prouds,
and his mother, Rachel, had always wanted a son to inherit
the leadership of the tribe.
Years went by and he grew up and began to understand
what was happening around him.
One day, as six-year-old Addison wandered in the
land of the Prouds, he noticed that most of them rode
horses, many of which were thoroughbred, and wished he
had one himself.
Addison was a fair lad, with short black hair.
He ran home to his father, the leader. “Father, I
want a horse of my own, like all other men of the Prouds.”
His father was fair, tall, and muscular. He had thick
black hair, a black moustache, and a thick long beard.
He laughed. “Have you, too, become a man like
them, Addison?”
“Yes, Father, I am a man, just like them. I am even
stronger than them,” replied the son.
The father laughed again. “Very well. You shall get
a horse of your own.”
The lad felt happy. “I want a beautiful thoroughbred
horse.”
The father laughed for the third time, hugged his
son, and said while patting his hair, “Indeed, Addison, you
have become a man who distinguishes beautiful and
thoroughbred horses.”
The leader then grabbed the future leader by the
shoulders with both his hands, “I want you to know that