The woes of black beauty

Lucy is known as "Lucy The Brave" to our family. Ellie is often frightened and Lucy will come to her aide and thwart off any lurking danger.
Lucy is rough and tough.
She loves monsters and scary stories.

Ellie got a new book to read.... Black Beauty.

Lucy came upstairs sobbing because Ellie was reading out loud. I couldn't really understand what was going on BUT then it dawned on me...
Last year I bought Lucy a child's version of Black Beauty and it gave her nightmares for a month (I wish this was an over exaggeration...)
Lucy The Brave is brave when is comes to the fictional horror of make believe but when faced with the horrors of the reality of human behavior (particularly towards our furry friends) she is an inconsolable mess......

After Ellie and I figured out what was the matter, Ellie put Black Beauty away and pulled out Dracula....
Hahaha