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''The Red Pony'' is an episodic novella written by American writer John Steinbeck in 1933. The first three chapters were published in magazines from 1933–1936, and the full book was published in 1937 by Covici Friede. The stories in the book are tales of a boy named Jody Tiflin. The book has four different stories about Jody and his life on his father's California ranch. Other main characters include Carl Tiflin - Jody's father; Billy Buck - an expert in horses and a working hand on the ranch; Mrs. Tiflin - Jody's mother; Jody's grandfather - Mrs. Tiflin's father, who has a history of crossing the Oregon Trail, and enjoys telling stories about his experiences; and Gitano - an old man who wishes to die at the Tiflin ranch. Along with these stories, there is a short story (taken from one of Steinbeck's earlier works, ''The Pastures of Heaven'') at the end of the book titled "Junius Maltby." However, this last story is omitted in the edition published by Penguin Books. ==Characters== *Jody Tiflin - the young protagonist of ''The Red Pony'' is innocent, dedicated, and polite. “He was a little boy, ten years old, with hair like dusty yellow grass and with shy polite grey eyes, and with a mouth that worked when he thought." 〔Steinbeck, p.2〕 He is the son of Carl Tiflin and learns to train horses from his role model Billy Buck. *Billy Buck - Billy Buck is a middle-aged man who is experienced with horses. He works for the Tiflins as the stable helper. "He was a broad, bandy-legged little man with a walrus mustache... The belt showed... the gradual increase of Billy’s middle over a period of years." 〔Steinbeck, p. 1〕 Billy Buck teaches Jody all there is to know about caring for horses. *Carl Tiflin - Carl Tiflin is the father of Jody. He likes order and will accept nothing less than a respectable farm. “Jody’s tall stern father came in then." 〔Steinbeck, p. 3〕 He is strict on Jody, but has a loving touch in him. *Gitano - Gitano is an elderly man that used to live near Jody’s family’s farm. He and Jody meet in front of the farm, and Jody “() into the house for help.” 〔Steinbeck, p.43〕 and returns with his mother. His mother asks Gitano what he wants to do in the ranch. He replies, "'I will stay here... until I die.'" Gitano is not capable of working as well as young farmers, but is a “lean man, () very straight in the shoulders." 〔Steinbeck, p.42〕 *Grandfather - Mrs. Tiflin's father, an old man who lives by the seaside and loves to tell old stories and tall tales about his pioneer days, when he boldly led a wagon train of settlers across the continent. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Red Pony」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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