The little chess horse was tired of the killing that occurred among the pieces in the daily chess games. One day, during their customary game of chess, a grandfather, who had been sent to war at the age of seventeen, in the so-called 'Baby Bottle call up,' explained to his son how he managed to escape a terrible battle and return home. The little white horse listened very carefully to the account of the desertion and took advantage of a day when the chips fell to the ground, escaping with the little black pawn.