I have always 'tried' (largely at my late Mother's relentless insistence) to remember the words of St. Paul in writing to the Corinthians: "When I became a man, I put away childish things." But some 'childish things' seem just as irresistible today as they would have been When I Was Very Young...
For example, I haven't bought a 'soft toy' (even those maturely branded 'collectibles') – for years, but this Disney Double-Act is pretty inviting! However, these 'stuffies' will only mean anything if you know the 1963 Disney animated film The Sword in the Stone which features a wizards' duel between Merlin and the sorceress, Madam Mim.
During their battle, both combatants take on an assortment of outrageously matched magical transformations –– Mim as a purple alligator, fox, chicken, elephant, tiger, cobra and rhinoceros, while Merlin assumes the likeness of a blue tortoise, rabbit, caterpillar, walrus, crab and goat. At the climax of the duel, Merlin becomes a mouse confronting Mim as a dragon before Merlin delivers the coup de grâce –– no spoilers; go watch the movie!
So here they are: Mim as Dragon and Merlin as Mouse – with an appropriately dragon-singed tail.
According to the Disney Shop's online blurb the products' safety rating is 'Suitable from birth', which I guess must include 74 year olds...
Yes...?
No...?
SHUT UP, Mother!
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