Coco
Author: Guy de Maupassant
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Languages: French, RU, English
Genre: Essay, Satire, Short story
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Told to look after a useless old farm horse, a stable boy starves it to death out of sheer spite.
Characters
- Zidore — the stable boy: The boy put in charge of the old horse, avenging his own wretchedness on it.
- Coco — the old horse: A superannuated animal kept on out of charity and left to perish.
- Maitre Lucas — the farmer: The master who keeps the horse out of sentiment and never checks on the boy.