Waiting for Hares

Waiting for Hares (adapted from a Chinese fable) here once was a farmer who laboured in his fields all year round. One day, as he was working, a hare came out of the bushes. Frightened at the sight of the farmer, the hare started to run. It ran so fast that it smashed into a tree and died. The farmer brought the hare home. He enjoyed a wonderful meal with his wife. The next day, the farmer did not work as hard as before. He turned his eyes to the bushes from time to time, hoping to see another hare.

The whole day passed and the farmer didn't see another hare. He didn't get much work done either. The third day, the farmer was not in the mood to work in the fields anymore. He put his tools aside and sat near the tree. There, he waited for another hare. Again, no hare appeared. From then on, every day, the farmer waited beside the tree. Days passed, and not a single hare showed up. Meanwhile, his felds became deserted and nothing grew on them.