Title: The Bridegroom Was a Dog
Description: A schoolteacher tells her class a fable about a princess who promises her hand in marriage to a dog that has licked her bottom clean. Strangely, a doglike suitor then appears to court the teacher. Much to the chagrin of her friends, an odd romance ensues - simmering with secrets, chivalry, and sex.
Subjects: New York Times reviewed, Fiction, short stories (single author), Language and languages, Teachers, Fiction, Man-woman relationships