Derecho liked to pretend it was civilized. Its ponies wore fancy cloaks and played politics and cast ballots. They had labor laws. They kept servants, not slaves.
“Excuse me!” Red waved the shopkeeper over. “These bananas look funny.”
The stallion furrowed his brow and walked over to her. “Whaddaya mean? Those are the freshest in the whole city.”
“I dunno. Just look at them.” Red picked a few out at random. “They’re all green.”
The shopkeeper let out a groan. “They’re supposed to be green.”
“They’re supposed to? I thought green meant moldy.”
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