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Evil wags at the time had a theory about why neither the man that was found - nor the men that did the finding - nor the horse that led them there - were surprised to see each other. And you know how rumor-mongers are, they just can't keep their big mouths shut - and so this choice piece of gossip has been preserved to the present day, a millenium and a half later.

Well, just think about it - why do you think it was that Libuse could so accurately describe not only the man and what he looked like, but also that he'd be plowing and what his oxen looked like, and what kind of kitchen table he had and all sorts of details like that? And why do you think that the horse knew where to go, and acted "as though he was leading them to his own stable" ? You just don't 'prophecy up' that kind of detail, do you?

Doesn't it seem suspicious? Doesn't it seem (as must be the case, and you certainly didn't her it from Radio Prague) that the horse, in fact, knew the road to Przemysl's house almost as well as he knew the path to his own stable - because he had carried Libuse there on secret midnight trysts? Now, we aren't saying that that's the way it was - but let's not kid ourselves. You know how people are.