The Last Unicorn

Hunter #1:

I mislike the feel of these woods. Creatures that live in a unicorn’s forest learn a little magic of their own in time—mainly concerned with disappearing.

Hunter #2:

Unicorns? I thought they only existed in fairytales. This is a forest, like any other. Isn’t it?

Hunter #1:

Then why do the leaves never fall here? Or the snow? Why is it always spring here?

I tell you there is one unicorn left in the world, and as long as it lives in this forest we’ll find no game to hunt here.

Hunter #2:

Let’s turn around. Hunt somewhere else.

Hunter #1:

Alright.

[Turns and calls out to the unseen unicorn.]

Stay where you are, poor beast! This is no world for you! Stay in your forest and keep your trees green and your friends protected! And good luck to you, for you are the last!

— “The Last Unicorn” (1982)