Author Jeff Carroll first published this story in his collection of Texas history called Legendary Texas. This screenplay brings the tale to life. A horse with the peculiar fear of running water, is given to 13-year-old boy in 1836 by a Mexican rancher fleeing the Mexican army. The boy's mother owns a small hotel in Fort Bend, Texas. The horse was taken by Mexican soldiers on their way North to the fight known as The Alamo. Even though the boy and his mother go to Santa Anna's camp to recover the horse, the general tell his soldiers to hide the horse. In the final battle of the war, San Jacinto is where Texas wins it freedom with the help of the stolen horse.