Mankind’s crowning literary achievement or the winning salvo in the war against drugs? No matter which way you look at it Latawnya the Naughty Horse Learns to Say “No” to Drugs [1MB picture file] will haunt you long after you’ve turned the final page.
“Latawnya, drugs are bad for you,” said Mother and Father horse. “I had a friend who secretly took drugs,” said Father horse. “He accidentally took an overdose and died,” said Father horse.
Someday, “Latawnya” will be as well-known to children everywhere as Goldilocks, Rumplestiltskin or Winnie-the-Pooh.
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According to the bio on the flap, she’s a co-inventor. But of what?
I would guess that she’s the co-inventor of a breed of horses smart enough to form a human-like society and have existential crises capable of driving them to drinkin’ and a-druggin’.
Truly and completely wonderful.
Of course, since you mentioned Winnie the Pooh in passing, I’m afraid I’m morally obliged to refer you to the Soviet-made animated version of our favourite bear of little brain: http://tinyurl.com/2aqody
Or cigarette holders and beer cozies for horses.
The whole thing is surreal, but awesome.