This is irregular, I know.  What can I say?  I am always
doing stuff bass-ackwards.   :)

Macho Caballo is a quiet, simple story about a lad named
Ramon (nicknamed `Macho').

In Macho Caballo, I am trying for `anime look-and-feel', as
opposed to doing something creative with the cast or story
of a real anime.  This series is already being posted to
R.A.A.C.  However, I have only recently discovered the FFML,
and I would really like to get some feedback from some of
the folks here.  So I am posting the first chapters, more 
to come.
Thank you in advance for your comments,
James, jeeades@ix.netcom.com



The introduction: -------------------------------------

Some time back, I read a message on the
alt.arts.anime.fandom newsgroup where one guy criticised
another for excessive use of the Spanish language in his
submission.

Though I am deficient in Spanish, this message ticked me off
- it seemed unmannerly, brusque, and small-minded. So, in a
fit of righteous indignation, I grabbed my high-school
Spanish textbook and committed an even greater breach of
manners.  I set out to write:



             `LAS AVENTURAS DE MACHO CABALLO'


_______________

CABALLO   - `horse'.

MACHO     - Rhymes with `nacho'.  Means `manly', `virile',
            `tough', or even `unruly'.

DE        - `of'

AVENTURAS - `adventures'.

LAS       - sort of like `the'.
            `Las' is a feminine article because `aventuras'
            is a feminine noun.  Not that it means it is a
            story about girls. (Well... maybe!)
 _______________


Macho Caballo... a story of crossdressing in the old
west!

Inspired by the work of Takahashi Rumiko, long may she
wave... any resemblance between these characters and her
people of Ranma 1/2 is purely intentional.  There have been
many fan-fictions written about Ranma and his troubles, so I
thought I would do something slightly different about
someone from another continent.

In the first tale, Macho confronts the villian Sinestro, a
black-hearted scoundrel attempting to gain power and wealth
in old Mexico.

Unfortunately, Macho has a treacherous weakness, unknown to
any except his family and a few close friends... when doused
with hot (or warm) water, he turns into a cute girl.  Cold
water turns him back to a normal boy.  Heh.  Try to find
cold water in the Mexican desert.

These are his adventures.

Ladies and gentlemen, I give you...

        *********** Macho Caballo. ************