Winni Allfours: Difference between revisions

 

This story is a little different. The plot is simple –

Afterwards, things go uphill for Winni very fast as she trains to become a champion racehorse, under the guidance of Paddy O’Connor. The sneaking machinations of rival jockey Nobbler O’Toole don’t stop her from beating the world record and fulfilling her ambitions. Winni’s parents suggest she’ll turn back into a little girl by eating enough hamburger and chips, promising to buy her a pony. However, Winni declines, choosing to live her dreams as a horse instead.

 

* [[The Ace]]: Winni. Not only does she win her first race, but she succeeds in beating the world record. Amazing what can happen in a kid’s book.

* [[An Aesop]]: Mostly averted. Babette Cole set out to write a fun story, not deliver any Aesops, other than the classic “eat your greens”. Which is just as well. Most whimsical children’s books don’t look that healthy when seen through the lens of an Aesop, but this one counts as a strong offender. Thank you, [[Fridge Logic]]!

** [[Fantastic Aesop]]: See below for both young and old.

** [[Space Whale Aesop|Horse Girl Aesop]]: For adults. Always grant your kid’s wishes. Avoid trying to impose something else on them. Not because perhaps you’re being narrow-minded… but because they’ll turn the tables on you, exploiting the very thing you wanted them to do. See that’s what happens. Your daughter wants a horse, but all you want is her to eat vegetables? She’ll eat them… to turn into a horse!

* [[All Girls Like Ponies]]: This particular girl takes things [[Up to Eleven]].

* [[Never Grew Up]]: Can be safely assumed to be Winni’s ultimate fate. She doesn’t mind at all, but when you think things through... *shudder.

* [[Plot Irrelevant Villain]]: O’Toole has virtually no importance to the plot, other than to set up the above joke. Mr and Mrs Allfours’ refusal to sell Winni to him also shows that they’re not bad parents.

* [[Tough Love]]: Mr and Mrs Allfours. Proves quite beneficial to Winni in the end.

* [[Transformation Sequence]]: Two pages showing Winni’s gradual transformation from petite girl to chubby pony. Since it’s described as ‘slow’, one wonders why nobody noticed until the [[Transformation Is a Free Action|transformation was complete]].

* [[Unusually Uninteresting Sight]]: Except for her parents, nobody is struck by a racehorse that was once a little girl – and still speaks, too.

** Possibly justified in that Winni’s pony friend, Snowdrop, appears perfectly capable of communicating with her owner Paddy. Averted when Winni steals her kidnappers’ lorry.

 

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