What is paul's fate and how does he attempt to avoid it in the rocking horse winner?

Paul's fate takes a twist when he makes a winning bet on a horse that earns his family a handsome sum of money. Paul attempts to keep his secret from Basset and Uncle Oscar because he was doing something that bounds on sorcery.

Explanation:

Paul makes a winning bet on a horse that earns his family a good sum of money, but he falls off his rocking horse and stumbles down into a semiconscious state. Paul collapses as he descends from the rocking horse. Paul dies because he gives himself over more and more to the rocking horse. And fetching the winners of races so that he can collect more money for his mother.