Mystic Horse, written by Paul Goble, talks about a boy and his life in a Pawnee village, The boy and his mother are poor, live alone, and are also often humiliated and mocked by the others of the village. As a sedentary tribe, the Pawnee people still moved around to live, sometimes. When this happens, as the boy has no horse, he and his mother are always left behind in the dust of the other villager’s horses. One day, the boy finds a horse, and it comes to use in a battle that follows. However, the boy gets greedy, and after doing what the horse tells him to do, he still wants to do more. This book shows the themes of greed, betrayal, and forgiveness.
Greed is one key, of many, to make life miserable. Being greedy is not good, in all ways. Being greedy for food, clothes, and especially money or attention. Being greedy can lead to being too envious and prideful. In the story, the boy does what the horse asks him to do, but then betrays it. The horse only tells him to hit the enemy 4 times, but the boy, being so attention-seeking, did it 5 times, and paid the price by having his horse killed with an enemy arrow. The boy shows his greed for attention by charging the enemy more than he was supposed to. Greed never leads to good. It leads to bad and nothing, but never leads to good. Greed is one portion, added to the rest that makes you a worse person
Betrayal signals distrust. Distrust causes sadness. One betrayal might win forgiveness. But later on, it won’t work. The opposite person will start to distrust you, and might leave you. Then, most times, you feel guilt, remorse, and sadness at what just happened. The boy betrays his horse in the story. When the horse only tells him to charge the enemy four times, the boy gets greedy, and betraying his horse’s orders, charges the enemy five times, thereby losing his horse’s life with his act of betrayal. The boy doesn’t understand to be grateful for what he has, and his act of greed and betrayal kills his horse. Being betrayed is one thing. You may feel sad, angry, and shocked. But, betraying someone is another. And, it’s worse. Being betrayed, and betraying someone. They’re two different things.
Forgiveness is the last step of an apology, the key to closing the rift. Out of the steps of an apology, being forgiven is the last step. It is the key step to end the argument, feud, or fight. In the book, Tirawahat, the Father Above, forgives the boy for betraying his horse. The boy’s remorse and guilt is sincere, and the horse believes that Tirawahat forgave the boy for his selfish and unthoughtful actions. The Father Above rewarded the boy with the life of his horse, and also brought him many other beautiful horses. Tirawahat and the horse both forgive the boy from betraying the horse. You shouldn’t try to hold a grudge against someone, unless it’s a really good reason. Otherwise, why not just forgive them? Being forgiven means someone has accepted your apology, and is not holding you responsible for what happened anymore.
Mystic Horse, written by Paul Goble, is a really good book that illustrates the themes of betrayal, forgiveness, and greed. It shows the readers not to be greedy, and be grateful for what they have. They teach them to always forgive others, as a grudge isn’t a good sign, and who would want to hate someone for the rest of their life anyways? At last, it also illustrated how betrayal and being betrayed are two different things, things that one should avoid to experience. Mystic Horse is a great story that teaches readers important themes, and about life lessons one should not forget.
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