Lucky Alex
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Alex had lost a lot of money and as a consequence was feeling down in the dumps.
He had given in to a longstanding weakness of his and pinned his hopes on the favourite winning the race.
This horse in all honesty didn't have a snowball's chance in hell of winning.
Alex said he had had a dream about the horse winning but most people regarded this story with a pinch of salt.
What happened was that the stupid animal took fright halfway through the course and without batting an eyelid decided to go back to the start.
As far as Alex was concerned this was the last straw and he vowed he would never risk money on a horse ever again.
The trouble was that he didn't have a bean not even enough to pay for the fare home.
He decided he would swallow his pride and try and hitchhike.
Fortunately it wasn't long before he got a lift with an old man who had a heart of gold and gave him some money.
He told him to invest it wisely, which Alex did. He bought a ticket for the lottery and his ship came home because he won the jackpot.
