This 'children's' story is hilarious. 'Written' by both Beatrix Potter and Sven Hassell (now there's a writing team made in heaven) it comes with a hat tip to Sir Humph, who points out quite accurately that the tank has been misattributed. Fancy that. I fancy that the 'Panzerfaust' also looks more like a bazooka ... but only a pedant would point that out. It's not the only thing about it that's decidely odd.Print it out and read it to your kids tonight. They'll thank you for it later.
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Hahaha, I just printed it out and will give it to my son, the Rabbit's namesake, to read it for himself!
Excellent, Hong. :-)
Perhaps you could follow up with an entire set of Sven Hassells? No, maybe not. ;^)
So Peter Rabbit was defending the Third Reich? :-)
" So Peter Rabbit was defending the Third Reich? :-)"
A yes, a conspiracy theory. Clearly, the author intended Peter R. to be fighting the Third Reich: Peter shoots Tiger tank in the text, not T34. But the artist clearly had other ideas, showing him wearing a German helmet, and shooting a Russian tank with an American bazooka. Maybe Sven Hassel drew the pictures?
Franky, I think there's much more to this story.
"Perhaps you could follow up with an entire set of Sven Hassells? No, maybe not. ;^) "
Judging by the titles of his tales ("SS Death Bastard Regiment"???), I need to scan them first myself. ;-)
Maybe this quote from "Comrades Of War" will tell you all you need to know about Sven's work. I did find them amusing once long ago.
(Tiny at the whorehouse in Hamburg.)
Hello girls, here I am again. Hot as hell. My balls are boiling. I love you. Let's get something to drink in a hurry, and then we'll go to the bunks according to good custom when decent people meet.
From
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A379406
Yes, I know. This will definitely not pass the censorship of my household (that is me :-)). Peter the Tank Killer is a borderline case. It passed only becasue the pictures are too cute!
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