The Fall

An old man fell.

His grandson helped him up.

Slowly, he stood up again,
but he was limping.

“He will be fine,” he said.

So he left.

That night,
the old man fell again.

This time,
he did not rise.

It took a long while
for him to walk again.

Years went by.

One day,
the old woman fell.

The grandson helped her up.

Slowly, she stood up again,
but she was limping.

“She will be fine,” he said.

So he left her there.

That night,
she fell again.

This time,
she did not rise.