The Stray Lamb Author:Thorne Smith Beauty and the Beasts -- — On the very same day that the alarmingly lovely Sandra Rush came into the life of investment counselor T. Lawrence Lamb, so did a mysterious little man who seemed to know far too much of the past, present and future. An incautious conversation with the little man resulted in Lamb's being turned into a horse -- a fine fi... more »gure of a horse, to be sure, but a most awkward guise for pursuing the fair Sandy.
Further magical transformations -- a seagull, a goldfish, a cat, a lion, even a dog -- mad Lamb notorious. And how could the cops ever forget the inebriated singing kangaroo they made the mistake of arresting?
As if that wasn't enough, the strange little man had a final metamorphosis in store for Lamb -- a creature like nothing anyone had ever seen... or would ever want to see!
No one has ever blended fantasy and ribaldry with the sure deftness of Thorne Smith.« less