The moral <span>of the story is that mercy brings its reward and that there is no being so small that it cannot help a greater, but I do now know what the theme is unless the theme and moral are the same. I'm sorry I hope this helps though!</span>
It looks like 2) "it" would need to be changed.
The horses pulled the wagon up the hill, trotted down the other side, an then paused to rest at a stream.
