{"product_id":"the-present-the-adventures-of-red-rat-and-biggo","title":"The Present - The Adventures of Red Rat and BIGGO","description":"\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Adventures of Red Rat and BIGGO — The Present\u003c\/em\u003e is a remake of \u003cem\u003eBram konijn en Piet de muis\u003c\/em\u003e [Bram the Rabbit and Piet the Mouse], a 1982 children’s book by Johannes van de Weert, a veteran of the Dutch punk underground who played with Rondos and The Ex, and who was the force behind Red Rat and Raket editions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Present\u003c\/em\u003e is a 2010 remake telling the story of a bully pig who terrifies a poor rat on a daily basis. After a while, the rat falls ill with fear and has to stay in bed. The lonely, evil pig has no one to play with and becomes depressed. The pig gives the rat a present — a bunch of beautiful flowers — and all is well. Now the two can play together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eThe 2010 remake, featuring different characters and intended for a North Korean audience, was never published. The 2025 English version opens with an introduction by Van de Weert, telling a bizarre story of a failed political career and an absurd vaudeville class struggle behind the seemingly harmless educational children’s book.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Limestone Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57435261501820,"sku":null,"price":12.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/4119\/8402\/files\/22_d82e3cbb-30c0-4a18-b714-8c0ab58fe766.jpg?v=1789152769","url":"https:\/\/limestonebooks.org\/products\/the-present-the-adventures-of-red-rat-and-biggo","provider":"Limestone Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}