The Story of Ferdinand (1936)

The Story of Ferdinand  (1936)

Writer Maria Popova reminds us of Ferdinand, the peaceful bull, and of how his timeless story came to be told:

"In The Story of Ferdinand, a gentle-souled young misfit sits out the perpetual head-butting by which his peers hone their bull-skills, choosing instead to smell the flowers in solitude under his favorite cork tree. His mother, at first worried about his bullness, recognizes her son’s difference and trusts that he would find his way." 

And so he does:

Author: Munro Leaf
Published: January 1st, 1936
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