| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Black Beauty by Anna Sewell: Still, there was an anxious look about her eye, by which I knew
that she had some trouble. The first time we went out together
I thought she had a very odd pace; she seemed to go partly a trot,
partly a canter, three or four paces, and then a little jump forward.
It was very unpleasant for any horse who pulled with her,
and made me quite fidgety. When we got home I asked her
what made her go in that odd, awkward way.
"Ah," she said in a troubled manner, "I know my paces are very bad,
but what can I do? It really is not my fault; it is just because
my legs are so short. I stand nearly as high as you,
but your legs are a good three inches longer above your knee than mine,
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Aesop's Fables by Aesop: out to them: "Now, break," and each stick was easily broken. "You
see my meaning," said their father.
Union gives strength.
The Lion, the Fox, and the Beasts
The Lion once gave out that he was sick unto death and
summoned the animals to come and hear his last Will and Testament.
So the Goat came to the Lion's cave, and stopped there listening
for a long time. Then a Sheep went in, and before she came out a
Calf came up to receive the last wishes of the Lord of the Beasts.
But soon the Lion seemed to recover, and came to the mouth of his
cave, and saw the Fox, who had been waiting outside for some time.
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Glinda of Oz by L. Frank Baum: scene. Bordered by a green lawn was a great lake fully
a mile from shore to shore, the waters of which were
exquisitely blue and sparkling, with little wavelets
breaking its smooth surface where the breezes touched
it. In the center of this lake appeared a lovely
island, not of great extent but almost entirely covered
by a huge round building with glass walls and a high
glass dome which glittered brilliantly in the sunshine.
Between the glass building and the edge of the island
was no grass, flowers or shrubbery, but only an expanse
of highly polished white marble. There were no boats on
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