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This is the creature that has never been.
They never knew it, and yet none the less
entirely loved it, from its suppleness
to the very light of the eyes, mild and serene.
It never was. And yet their love supplied
the need of being. They always left a space.
And in that clear space they had set aside
it lightly raised its head and felt no trace
of not being real. They did not give it corn,
but fed it with their feeling that it might,
somewhere, exist. Were able to confer
such strength, its forehead grew a horn. One horn.
It came up to a virgin once, all white -
and lived on in the mirror and in her.
Rilke.
They never knew it, and yet none the less
entirely loved it, from its suppleness
to the very light of the eyes, mild and serene.
It never was. And yet their love supplied
the need of being. They always left a space.
And in that clear space they had set aside
it lightly raised its head and felt no trace
of not being real. They did not give it corn,
but fed it with their feeling that it might,
somewhere, exist. Were able to confer
such strength, its forehead grew a horn. One horn.
It came up to a virgin once, all white -
and lived on in the mirror and in her.
Rilke.
dibbers006 said:
Do they grant wishes? I am fairly certain that they fly but I have never heard of them granting wishes.
Nope. No flying.And they can only be ridden by virgins.
So, if they existed, it would be a handy test. Here, love, would you mind just getting onto this nice horsie?
Mind you: it's not been documented what would happen if a non-virgin actually got plonked on top of one. It probably goes poof and disappears in a cloud of white smoke with a vaguely pained expression on it's chops.
Don said:
dibbers006 said:
Do they grant wishes? I am fairly certain that they fly but I have never heard of them granting wishes.
Mind you: it's not been documented what would happen if a non-virgin actually got plonked on top of one. It probably goes poof and disappears in a cloud of white smoke with a vaguely pained expression on it's chops.
wadgebeast said:
Don said:
dibbers006 said:
Do they grant wishes? I am fairly certain that they fly but I have never heard of them granting wishes.
Mind you: it's not been documented what would happen if a non-virgin actually got plonked on top of one. It probably goes poof and disappears in a cloud of white smoke with a vaguely pained expression on it's chops.That's the problem with mythical beasts. You can't carry out experiments on 'em being as they don't exist. One can only surmise or theorise what might happen.
I'd like it to be the slapper, though.
Romanymagic said:
To be honest, why would anyone want a Unicorn anyway. Big horses are scary at the best of times and then along comes one with a ruddy great big pointed horn on the front, beggars belief!
Especially as they can only be ridden by a virgin. I mean, THEY are rarer than Unicorns! 
350GT said:
It is an oft forgotten fact that Unicorns did, at one point at least, actually exist. However their demise came about with new pedestrian safety legislation, and the fact they had a ruddy great horn on the front meant that they could no longer be used for transport, etc, in public.
I thought a working horn was a requirement for the MOT?Justayellowbadge said:
350GT said:
It is an oft forgotten fact that Unicorns did, at one point at least, actually exist. However their demise came about with new pedestrian safety legislation, and the fact they had a ruddy great horn on the front meant that they could no longer be used for transport, etc, in public.
I thought a working horn was a requirement for the MOT?
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