Strathcona Tweedsmuir School - Paidia Yearbook (Okotoks, Alberta Canada)

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D Q9 Lino-Cut - Brian Parke, Grade 10 PERHAPS . . ! Perhaps it was the timidness of a newborn foal struggling to his feet and searching for the warm satisfaction of his mother's milk. Perhaps it was the calmness of the circus horses when they step into an arena, as a king steps out to see his people. Perhaps it was the beauty of two stallions duelling for some mares high on a hill in the moonlight. Perhaps it was compassion when justice saw that man was using his beasts mercilessly. Perhaps it was a horse's ability to do man's bidding and accept man as a part of its life. Perhaps it was a yearning in man to own one of the breathtaking beasts that roamed the prairies, beautiful and free. But whatever it was that brought the horse into our society, l'm grateful for it. Jennifer Considine Grade 7 THE WIND IN WINTER The morning wind is a coursing steed, Its ears laid back by vicious speed. An outlaw horse with silver tail ls the morning wind, a winter's gale. Among the trees the stallion drifts, Then mournfully, its sad voice lifts, Searching for summer buried deep, 'Til at dusk the weary wind finds sleep. Elizabeth Molitor, Grade 6 29

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TYCHE- THE FICKLE GODDESS Not too long after the creation of man the gods were discussing man's lot in life, his mortality, ignorance, pain and suffering. It was, they agreed, a very miserable existence and not one they would wish to endure, if they were given a choice. Like most discussions it ended with nothing being resolved. Being gods, the problems of mankind were interesting to observe and discuss but hardly dignified enough to worry about. Among those present at this discussion was Tyche, a beautiful, intelligent but shallow divinity. Long after the discussion was laid to rest by the gods, Tyche continued to meditate on man's destiny. This in itself was most strange since Tyche's span of thoughtful consideration was limited. Among the divinities she was best known for her fickleness. Tyche was so disturbed about man's lot that she decided to do something about it. She did not have the power to change man's environment but she felt she could make his environment more desirable by making life a game of chance and so she invented gambling. Her rule was simple, a fifty-fifty chance. No one would win so much as a shell or pebble if he gambled long enough but the possibility of winning would sparkle a dull existence. Tyche's game became an overwhelming success. Of course some people cursed Tyche because she bestowed good or bad luck at random to those who were deserving or not. Gambling was such a success that the 'gods became jealous of mankind's enjoyment of games of chance. Many gods were so jealous that they wanted gambling stopped immediately. Other gods opposed them and wanted gambling in the heavens. Fiecklessly, three divine brothers had the biggest crap game of them all. They shot dice for shares in the universe. Zeus won the heavens, Poseidon the oceans, and Hades the underworld. The gods were in such disagreement over gambling that a general council was called. Opposing forces met, discussed, and finally agreed that man could keep gambling but the fifty-fifty rule must be changed on earth. From that moment on life became six-to five against. No one can leave the universe a winner but the fun is in trying to beat the odds. The god Puck closed the council meeting with the statement, What fools these mortals be. 30 Fred McKenna, Grade 8