Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

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Summary: Historical note
Review: This reprint of the original story is necessary as a reminder that all the movies and TV shows have taken liberties with the story as it first appeared. Even the reviewer for The Horn Book has forgotten that the story was written in 1939, years before the song appeared. It speaks for the unreliability of the reviews in that magazine.

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Summary: The Moral Comes at the End
Review: Yes, the other reindeer make fun of Rudolph's red nose. (I would hardly call this bigotry.) That is the point of the story: Rudolph overcomes adversity and the other reindeer learn to accept differences. Even the elves learn to accept a dentist and the misfit toys are given to boys and girls who love them. Maybe the USA reader should have watched (or read) until the end of the story instead of making snap judgements like all of the other reindeer.