Qing Hanedanl\u0131\u011f\u0131 d\u00f6neminde, zengin bir adam \u00fcnl\u00fc bir falc\u0131ya rastlam\u0131\u015f ve fal\u0131na bakt\u0131rmak istemi\u015f. Fakat falda kendisinin belirli bir g\u00fcnde belirli bir saatte \u00f6k\u00fcz boynuzu ile \u00f6lece\u011fi \u00e7\u0131km\u0131\u015f. Adam \u00e7ok korkmu\u015f ve o g\u00fcnden itibaren kap\u0131dan d\u0131\u015far\u0131ya hi\u00e7 \u00e7\u0131kmam\u0131\u015f. Bu durumda bile yeterince g\u00fcvenli oldu\u011funu hissetmiyormu\u015f ve en son y\u00fcksek bir binan\u0131n en \u00fcst kat\u0131nda ya\u015famaya ba\u015flam\u0131\u015f, binan\u0131n alt\u0131nda bir s\u00fcr\u00fc koruma gece g\u00fcn\u00fcz aral\u0131ks\u0131z onu koruyormu\u015f ve kendisine hi\u00e7bir \u00f6k\u00fcz\u00fcn yakla\u015fmas\u0131na izin verilmezmi\u015f.<\/p>\n
Falc\u0131n\u0131n s\u00f6yledi\u011fi kritik g\u00fcn ve saate gelmi\u015f, bu zengin adam cam\u0131 a\u00e7m\u0131\u015f ve d\u0131\u015far\u0131ya bakm\u0131\u015f, fakat bir \u00f6k\u00fcz\u00fcn g\u00f6lgesini bile g\u00f6rememi\u015f. Adam, bunun \u00fczerine falc\u0131n\u0131n s\u00f6yledi\u011fi \u015feyin olmayaca\u011f\u0131n\u0131 ve o felaketten kurtuldu\u011funu d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnm\u00fc\u015f. Tam o s\u0131rada, adam birdenbire kula\u011f\u0131n\u0131n i\u00e7inde a\u015f\u0131r\u0131 bir ka\u015f\u0131nt\u0131 hissetmi\u015f ve hemen yan\u0131ndaki masan\u0131n \u00fczerindeki \u00f6k\u00fcz boynuzundan yap\u0131lm\u0131\u015f bir tokay\u0131 al\u0131p kula\u011f\u0131n\u0131n i\u00e7ini ka\u015f\u0131nmaya ba\u015flam\u0131\u015f. Eski zamanlarda, erkeklerin de sa\u00e7lar\u0131 uzun oldu\u011fundan toka kullan\u0131yorlarm\u0131\u015f ve o zaman ki tokalar genellikle demirden, ye\u015fim ta\u015f\u0131ndan veya \u00f6k\u00fcz boynuzundan yap\u0131l\u0131rm\u0131\u015f ve i\u011fne gibi hem ince hem de uzunlarm\u0131\u015f.<\/p>\n
Adam tam toka ile kula\u011f\u0131n\u0131 ka\u015f\u0131rken, b\u00fcy\u00fck bir r\u00fczg\u00e2r \u00e7\u0131km\u0131\u015f ve az evvel a\u00e7t\u0131\u011f\u0131 pencere r\u00fczg\u00e2r ile birdenbire adam\u0131n tokay\u0131 tuttu\u011fu ele \u00e7arpm\u0131\u015f ve \u00f6k\u00fcz boynuzundan yap\u0131lan o uzun tokan\u0131n ucu tamam\u0131yla adam\u0131n bir kula\u011f\u0131ndan girip di\u011fer kula\u011f\u0131ndan \u00e7\u0131km\u0131\u015f. Binan\u0131n alt\u0131ndaki korumalar adam\u0131n ba\u011f\u0131r\u0131\u015flar\u0131n\u0131 duyunca ko\u015farak \u00fcst kata gelmi\u015fler. Fakat adam kafas\u0131 delindi\u011finden k\u0131sa s\u00fcrede hayat\u0131n\u0131 kaybetmi\u015f ve tam olarak falc\u0131n\u0131n s\u00f6yledi\u011fi saatte \u00f6lm\u00fc\u015f. Adam \u00f6l\u00fcmden kurtulmak i\u00e7in her t\u00fcrl\u00fc dikkati g\u00f6stermesine ra\u011fmen, hi\u00e7 d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnmedi\u011fi bir \u015fey olan \u00f6k\u00fcz boynuzundan yap\u0131lm\u0131\u015f toka y\u00fcz\u00fcnden \u00f6ld\u00fc. Bu hik\u00e2yeden \u015fu anla\u015f\u0131l\u0131yor ki, \u00f6nceden belirlenmi\u015f kaderden kimse ka\u00e7amaz!<\/p>\n