s Philip II responded,"Are you finding fault with your elders because you think you know more than they do, or can manage a horse better?"
             "At least I can manage this one better,"Alexander replied.
             Alexander then decided to show the company he could calm this horse. He approached the horse and calmed it. Once the horse seemed to be calm enough, Alexander mounted it and galloped around the field. The company applauds, and Philip II weeps for joy.
             When Alexander dismounted, Philip II kissed him. He told his son,"My boy, you must find a kingdom big enough for your ambitions. Macedonia is too small for you."
             Alexander named this horse Bucephales, meaning"ox head" in Greek. He rode Bucephales throughout his youth and later in his campaigns in Persia. Finally, in the Battle of Jhelum, Bucephales suffered a wound. He later died from it.
             In early 336 B.C., Philip II was assassinated at his daughter's wedding feast. The assassin was an aggrieved
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