Rhinos, young and old, are on the prowl for a tasty tidbit, mostly all the time. Still, it is rare to encounter a gingerbread house, not to mention an inhabited gingerbread house. With or without bunny decor.
RhinoTots are instructed to Proceed with Caution in these rare instances. Issues like diet and lifespan are involved.
It would be nice if All such instruction was heeded.
All RhinoTots are schooled in the Perils of Personal Remarks, but Students are not equally attentive. Perhaps Red Riding Hood missed class that day.
In fact, the original Rhino Tale had no wolf, just a crabby Grandmother. The results for Ms. Riding Hood were roughly the same.
Moral: When making conversation, stick to the weather.
‘The Pied Piper’ is a poem by Robert Browning, first published in 1842. It deals with a rat infestation. The Piper rids the town of rats, but can’t collect his fee. Eventually he also has to get severe with the rats who run the town.
Rhinos debate this story and its message. If you wish to join in that debate, We suggest you reread the poem.
It’s just a wee bit grim. No, not Grimm, grim.
Rumpelstiltskin is known for spinning Straw into Gold. The associated Rhino Question is: who needs Gold, and for what?
In the Rhino Version, the transformation is from Gold into Straw . After all, Straw is edible and smells good.
That’s a trick worth knowing! Yummy.
Jack may not be especially bright, but he is pretty Nimble, which works to his advantages in times of Stress. Running away may lack elegance, but it often reflects the superiority of the foe in question.
Moral superiority might be nice, but Jack is a sneak thief, so he reverts to type and scrams.
Scramming works.
Snow White, a princess-in-hiding, visits a cluster of Dwarfs, out of the blue. Everybody gets along well, after some initial adjustments.
Rhinos are good at odd accommodations, not only in territory, but also with other folk. Rhinos are Flexible. Most of the time.
There are more than three Dwarfs, which qualifies them as a Crowd.
Beauty and the Beast has much to recommend it; that’s the general Rhino opinion. The point seems to be that Love can transform a guy. However, our Rhino experience is that Love often brings out the Beast, not the Sweetheart.
Still, sharing a snack is a friendly business, and makes Us all go ‘Awwww”.
Rhinos have always found Rapunzel a rather disappointing tale. We assumed that since the story was named for a lettuce (Rapunzel), it was going to be a riveting vegetable story. But no. It turns out to be about a girl with plenty of hair.
We were frankly dismayed.
We show a real Rapunzel in the flower pot anyway. For old times’ sake.
Cinderella had quite a wardrobe, and the sophistication to make it pay off. Fortunately, all Rhinos have access to mind-boggling Fashion, being fueled with Imagination. Imagination is useful for Us, as fairy godmothers are in short supply.
Please note that Rhinos don’t use glass slippers. Despite tonnage issues, the real problem is that Rhinos do not wear shoes; We like to be in direct contact with the sod. Gets Us down to Earth, as it were.
We make do with ankle bracelets, which come in a range of styles. One size fits all.
As Rhinos gain in Experience, We are apt to give more consideration to some of our Wilder Inclinations. Hurling oneself down a rabbit hole might have been ‘an Adventure’ as a Tot, but let’s face it, what adult Rhino would fit into such a place?
It’s sort of a pity perhaps, but what can We do?
Your Inner Rhino 