xkcd #3098: Trojan Horse
xkcd #3098: Trojan Horse
Title text:
Ultimately, history would imperfectly record the story of the Foal of Troy.
Transcript:
[A horse is facing Cueball and Ponytail, who are standing in front of an entrance below a tower.][In an inset panel, Cueball is talking to Megan and Hairy.]Cueball: When the Greeks departed, they left behind a horse as a gift.
[Hairbun is standing behind a horse, with Cueball standing in front.]We took it as a gesture of peace, but it carried a secret payload.
[A smaller horse is standing behind the horse from previous panel, which is looking behind at it.]One night, from within the horse, another, smaller horse emerged!
[Close-up on Cueball.]Cueball: Our guards have been unable to determine the inner horse's objective, but it has begun to show an interest in our oats.Off-panel voice 1: An attack on Troy's food supply!Off-panel voice 2: How dare they!?
Source: https://xkcd.com/3098/