Horton Tarot Card

The Tale of Two Flags

Hamid and Ali were playing in the street one day when Hamid asked a poignant question. “Who do we belong to?” “What do you mean?” “Well firstly I know we belong to our families at home.” “Yes, that’s true.” “Secondly, if we are all together at school, we would belong to the school!” “Yes, that …

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Horton Tarot Card

The Hitcher

It was a cold day, as he remembered it, sometime between Thanksgiving and Christmas. He had the chains on the wheels because where he was going to a friend’s log cabin for the weekend, there was a risk of ice on the road. When he saw the hitcher up ahead of him, he did not …

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The Joker

Boy with No Shoes

In the field behind the church two peasants were digging a ditch. One of the peasants wanted to have a joke. “Here, boy with no shoes,” he cried. The peasant held up the skull. It had no eyes or teeth. The boy with no shoes turned tail and ran all the way home. For two …

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