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It was in South America. A rich Spaniard was riding home when suddenly the horse fell lame[27]. As it happened far from his home, he did not know what to do, for he saw that his horse was not able[28] to bring him home. A little later he met an Indian riding a fine horse and asked him to exchange[29] the horses. The Indian refused to do this. But the Spaniard was much stronger than the Indian and made him give up[30] his horse. And the Spaniard rode away, leaving his lame horse to the Indian who was soon far behind. But the Indian followed him and came to the town where he found the Spaniard. He went to a judge and said that the Spaniard stole his horse.

Then the Spaniard swore that the horse was his own and he had it for many years. Then the Indian asked to send for the horse. They did it. And the Indian said:'This man swears that he has this horse for many years; let him, therefore tell you in which of the eyes the horse is blind.'

The Spaniard said at once:'In the right eye.'

'You are wrong', said the Indian. 'Not in the right and not in the left, it is not blind at all.'

And so the horse returned to the Indian.