Phoebe and Her Unicorn by Dana Simpson for September 18, 2024

Cheetahs are the fastest animal on earth, but they have notoriously low stamina and can’t keep running very long. The principle seems to be proportional, and unicorns are pretty fast.

Either Marigold’s view is squewed in the third panel, or her left-front leg has transformed into her left-hind leg! No matter. This strip is a funny read!

Marigold won’t feel dizzy until she stops running. Ask Marigold to run in a straight line.

Don’t worry. Marigold can also cope with panting.

Nobody copes better than a unicorn.

Phoebe’s horrible thing will be a tired dizzy unicorn falling on her.

When my dog does this we call it the roomies!

Personally, I think Marigold was looking for an excuse to chase her tail.

Horses sweat, so they don’t pant. Therefore this strip implies that unicorns do not sweat.

She is sacrificing her dignity to protect Phoebe. That is an incredible sacrifice for a unicorn to make.

Have we considered the possibility that the trouble the Magic 8 Ball™ predicted for Phoebe is having a dizzy unicorn fall on her?

Perhaps the “awful” thing that happens to Phoebe is Marigold getting so dizzy she falls on her.

It also gives her a nice windswept mane.

What happened to the ‘dignified, elegant circle’ you promised us yesterday, Marigold?

Wow… Marigold is really afraid for Phoebe.