“Being an Entirely True Account…” by Peter S. Beagle
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This is a short short story, a nod to Avram Davidson, that will be included with a Davidson hardback as a fund-raiser for The Other Change of Hobbit.
The eminent researcher, A.D. seeks out a manticore and interviews it. (There aren’t enough manticore stories…)
Interesting that the mantichora are described as a wandering and persecuted population, but this one is found in Argentina. Ah. There are yeti, who attack mantichora on sight. Allegory complete.
Simple Tricks & Nonsense 