What is the ending of the old horse?

According to the narrative in the novel, the ending of the old horse and pony is tragic. Pony died in the arms of the old horse because he was ill and had no money to treat him. After the pony died, the old horse was forced to change careers and spent the rest of his life lonely and desolate.

In fact, in the novel, both the old horse and the pony are secondary characters. They were the representatives of the working people at the bottom of society at that time, mainly to set off the social background at that time. Their existence not only deepens the theme of the article, but also complements the hero Xiangzi. It is worth mentioning that the tragic ending of Lao Ma supported Xiangzi's tragic fate and exposed the miserable life of the working people at the bottom of feudal society. It was the ending of the old horse that changed Xiangzi's life and promoted the development of the plot of the novel.