This is a common and good story to illustrate a simple man with a simple heart:

"Once upon a time in north of China, there was a simple old man who had a very beautiful horse which he loved with all his heart. It was a very powerful horse, very swift and useful horse. One day his horse ran away and all his neighbors came to console him. They said,

'How terrible it must be for you to lose that wonderful horse.'

The old man replied,

'Well, it might come back, I don