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TheRocking-HorseWinner
Summary
1.Weareintroducedtoawomanwhoisbeautifulandbeganlifewithwonderfuladvantagesandthenmarriedforlove.This,apparently,washermistakeforthingsdidnotgothewaytheyweresupposedto.Sheresentedherchildrenalthoughshepretendedthatthistinyspotinherheartdidnothardenwhentheycameintotheroom.Althoughneighborsandfriendslaudedhermotherhood,themotherandherchildrenknewshewasasham.
Themother,thefather,thetwogirlsandtheboylivedtogetherinaveryniceneighborhoodwithakindofstylethatfloatedsomewhatabovetheiractualmeans.ThefatherhadHYPERLINK"file:///\\\\:void(0)"ajob,butitdependedonsalesandhissalesnevermaterialized.Therefore,theirsocialpositionliketheirassetsfloatedabovetheirabilitytopayforthemand.....
2.Thestorydescribesayoungmiddle-classEnglishwomanwho"hadnoluck."Thoughoutwardlysuccessful,sheishauntedbyasenseoffailure;thefamily'slifestyleexceedsitsincome,andunspokenanxietyaboutmoneypermeatesthehousehold.Herchildren,asonPaulandhistwosisters,sensethisanxiety.
TherockinghorsemagicallygivesPauladvanceknowledgeofthewinnersofimportantracessuchasHYPERLINK"http://www.answers.com/topic/ascot-racecourse"\t"_top"Ascot.Paul'suncle,OscarCresswell,andBassett,thegardener,bothplacelargebetsonthehorsesPaulnames.
Afterfurtherwinning,PaulandOscararrangetogivethemotheragiftoffivethousandpounds,butthegiftonlyletsherspendmore.Disappointed,Paultriesharderthanevertobelucky,andwelearnthathissecretistoridehisrocking-horseuntilhe"knows."AstheHYPERLINK"http://www.answers.com/topic/epsom-derby"\t"_top"Derbyapproaches,Paulisdeterminedtolearnthewinner.
PaulfaintsandremainsillthroughthedayoftheDerby.InformedbyCresswell,BassetthasplacedPaul'sbetonMalabar,atHYPERLINK"http://www.answers.com/topic/odds"\t"_top"fourteentoone.WhenheisinformedbyBassettthathenowhas80,000pounds,Paulsaystohismother:
"Inevertoldyou,mother,thatifIcanridemyhorse,andgetthere,thenI'mabsolutelysure–ohabsolutely!Mother,didIevertellyou?Iamlucky!"
"No,youneverdid,"saidhismother.
Buttheboydiedinthenightandhismotherhears