Browne sets up the tension by starting off with Charles's stylishly dressed mother, who lets her "pedigree Labrador," Victoria, off the leash and then scoffs at "some scruffy mongrel"(Smudge's dog). Yet Browne reinvents and overlays the scene as each parent and child in turn describes their version of the events, altering light, colors and words. What transpires factually is simple: the two children play together, their dogs do the same, the adults keep to themselves. The author of King Kong and the Willy stories again features anthropomorphic chimps, who provide four unique perspectives: an uppity, overbearing mother and her glum son, Charles and an unemployed fellow and his cheerful daughter, Smudge. Browne again proves himself an artist of inventive voice and vision as he creates perhaps his most psychologically complex work to date via a commonplace experienceAa brief sojourn to a city park.
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