Mystic Horse
I’ve been stuck on this Paul Goble book lately, because it tells the story of an old, unwanted horse who turns out to be a divine gift, and is transformed by loving care into the swiftest and most beautiful of horses.
I’ve been stuck on it lately, because I care passionately about animal rescue, though at the moment I’m scarcely more than a reader of its stories. I’ve little money to give, certainly no land on which to foster something as large as a horse, and my own rescued pet is of the sort who makes it impossible to take on another. So, you know, I read, and care, and occasionally pester my congresspeople. And I appreciate a good story.
Goble’s story and pictures speak to how changing the life of a neglected animal can transform us. The story is based on a Pawnee Legend, so you’ll find it in most libraries with the unauthored - amongst the faery tales. I don’t claim that it’s meant to be read as a parable of animal rescue, but just as Goble gets the attitude of a young buffalo calf right, he gets the starving, neglected and dispirited animals, transformed and made beautiful.
2 months ago