Antoine de Saint-Exupery wrote and illustrated ‘The Little Prince‘ in 1943. A quote from it: “The most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or touched, they are felt with the heart.”
It is a tender and poetic story, impossible to describe. It is hard for Us to believe it was not written by a Rhino, but We are assured it wasn’t.
Touching, and just a bit disturbing.
This story deals with a bunch of sisters slipping away for a good time in the middle of the night while everybody else is asleep. For Us, it is puzzling, since in the Wild, you can’t slip away anywhere; Privacy doesn’t exist. Still, it is perfectly possible for Us to imagine twinkly frocks and illicit frolics. Oh yes, indeed.
As you probably expect, Twelve is a non-concept for Us Rhinos. It’s more than Three, We know that. It is also less than a Zillion. It is a modest Muchness. Or an enhanced Three.
Mr. H. Dumpty (featured in Lewis Carroll’s Through the Looking Glass) discusses matters with Alice while he is perched on a wall. As you may know, things do not work out for him, though up to that point he seems to feel he knows it All.
Any Rhino would point out that wall sitting has related concerns. Walls come in many sizes and feature two sides. To avoid accidents, inspect both sides of the Wall in Question.
When did you last hear of a Rhino falling off a wall? That’s right.
Mr. Ludwig Bemelmans’ heroine, Madeline, has numerous adventures. He wrote and illustrated them himself. Children’s classics ever since 1939.
Madeline is popular with young Rhinos because she is full of applesauce and ginger. Among young Rhinos, she has many fans.
We have changed a line from Mr. Bemelmans, which in our version now reads: To the Rhino in the zoo, Madeline said, “How do you do?”. You see, being spunky does not preclude civility. Rhinos like respectful exchanges.
‘Pinocchio‘ was created by Carlo Collodi in 1883, in a series of tales, each featuring the mischievous puppet. Pinocchio’s goal is to become a Real Boy, but he is dedicated to his own amusement, so it takes a while to achieve his dream.
Whenever Pinocchio tells a lie, which is often, his nose grows. RhinoTots are fascinated by this concept. Wild stories then abound, in the hopes that there will be nasal developments.
That Mr. Collodi has much to answer for with RhinoMoms, you may believe.
(For related illumination, see Jan. 11, 2015, via the Archive button.)
H.C. Andersen’s tale ‘The Nightingale’ tells Us of an Emperor who replaces a plain little singing bird with a techno-bird, radiant in gems. The Nightingale flies away. In time, the Machine breaks, and in mourning for song, the Emperor pines. But the Nightingale returns, and the soul-beauty of its song turns Death from the Emperor’s door.
What’s not to like about this?
Right. Nothing.
Your Inner Rhino 