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'''''The Red Pony''''' is a novella written by [[~~John Steinbeck (Creator)|~~John Steinbeck]] about a boy named Jody Tiflin and the life he lives on his father's ranch. The novella was at first published in magazines between 1933 and 1936. It was collected in book form and expanded in 1937.

'''''The Red Pony''''' is a novella written by [[John Steinbeck]] about a boy named Jody Tiflin and the life he lives on his father's ranch. The novella was at first published in magazines between 1933 and 1936. It was collected in book form and expanded in 1937.

The book has four main episodes. In the chapter, The Gift, Jody recieves the eponymous red pony. Secondly in The Great Mountains he meets an old Mexican named Gitano, who buries the old horse Easter in the mysterious mountains. In The Promise, Jody meets the man who births his mare's colt by way of the Caesarian section that kills her. Lastly in The Leader Of The People, Jody's old grandfather visits and tells of how he misses being the leader of his old group on the [[Oregon Trail]], while Jody comforts him.

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* [[A Boy and His X|A Boy And His Horse]]

* [[Coming of Age Story]]

* [[Death By Childbirth]]

* [[Death by Childbirth]]

* [[Death By Newbery Medal]]

* [[Death by Newbery Medal]]

* [[The Film of the Book]]

* [[Mercy Kill]]: This also happens with Gitano, who has to be the one to kill the old horse Easter.