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by felinefan » Thu May 14, 2009 11:05 pm
My family once had a Mickey Mouse comic book, bought in the early 70s when we were on a cross-country summer driving trip, which had a story about Mickey and Horace Horsecollar trying to help Clarabelle Cow keep her home. One point in the story, Mickey and Horace were Out West, both of them riding on horses. I thought that was so odd--a horse riding a horse!
Imean, Horace is a horse, yet he's riding on one of his own kind! Just because it can't talk, wear clothes, etc., I guess it means it must serve those who can walk upright, talk, wear clothes, etc.. Yet Horace was drawn wearing a horse collar, as well as a bridle! Okay, I know, he can't ride himself, and I don't think it would've looked too good if Mickey rode Horace, who was accustomed to walking upright.
Another scene I remember was when Mickey and Horace are out of water, and they come to two pools of water; one is marked poison the other is marked good water. But the bad guy they're chasing has switched the signs; Mickey realizes that this has likely occurred, and tells Horace not to drink the water. So they hide nearby, waiting for an animal to come and drink, thus showing them the right pool of water. As Mickey points out, "Animals know if water is good or bad--and they don't read signs!" Uh, aren't Mickey and Horace animals? Okay, okay, I know--it's just a comic book! :p: But still, you have to wonder....
