The Little Chess Horse

The little chess horse was tired of the killing that occurred among the pieces in the daily chess games. One day, during their customary game of chess, a grandfather, who had been sent to war at the age of seventeen, in the so-called "Baby Bottle call up," explained to his son how he managed to escape a terrible battle and return home. The little white horse listened very carefully to the account of the desertion and took advantage of a day when the chips fell to the ground, escaping with the little black pawn.