As in the case of my previous book, Claud Escapes from the Circus, the story I am about to relate took place in the 1980s, at a time when folklore was handed down as acceptable, before the age of the internet and fact-finding media was established.  I must ask you to suspend your belief and join me in hearing about the story of a ten thousand year old deerhorse, which became adopted by a warm hearted, middle-aged lady seeking a present for her young son who had just started school, and the repercussions it caused that ultimately led to a stand-off between rival nations caught up in the conflict before peace could…