A Unicorn in The Garden
The Unicorn in the Garden
Author:
James Thurber
Time: A sunny morning; in Spring.
Place: In the couple's house.
Plot:
Rising actions: The husband sees a Unicorn and tells his wife about it.
Conflict: She doesn’t believe him.
Climax: There's a phone call.
Falling action: The professionals go the house.
Denouement: They believe him and take her to a mental institution.
Characters:
Main: Husband and Wife
Supporting: Doctor, Policeman, Unicorn
Point of view:
Third person
Moral: Don't count your boobies until they are hatched.
"Don't count your boobies until they are hatched": from the American expression "Don't count your chickens before they are hatched", meaning "Don't count on things to turn out exactly as you planned them."
