Sacred Haven of Debauchery

The Centaur Saga.

The sun shone brightly over the valley, warming its inhabitants. The animal world had long since awakened and was going about its business. Bees were pollinating flowers and collecting honey, rabbits were working in the garden, tending to the carrots and cabbage, beavers were building a dam, and butterflies playfully fluttered to the sound of birdsong. And so, the centaur Andrei came out of his house. He washed his face with water from a bucket and began to stretch, then ran his usual twenty laps around the house. This was his morning exercise. Then he took a basket and went into the forest to gather mushrooms. Along the way, he greeted all living creatures and, as usual, joked with an old hedgehog, giving him a strong kick, which sent him flying across the entire meadow. With a smile on his face, he continued on his way. When he crossed the bridge from which he and his friends usually fished, the centaur Andrei heard cries for help. The voice was familiar; it was his friend, the cyclops Eugene...