Sredni Vashtar went forth
His thoughts were red thoughts and his teeth were white
His enemies called for peace but he brought them death
Sredni Vashtar the beautiful

@aristofontes Love that story, and it suddenly reminds me of:

The tiger
He destroyed his cage
Yes
YES
The tiger is out

@aristofontes I always thought of The Lumber-Room as the PG-13 version of Sredni Vashtar.