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Ferdinand is a quiet, gentle bull who only wants to stop and smell the flowers. After he is stung by a bee, the townspeople believe he is ferocious and take him to the bullfight. Adolf Hitler and Francisco Franco viewed the book as dangerous pacifist propaganda, leading to its ban in Spain and burning in Germany. Hitler demanded the burning of the Ferdinand as “degenerate propaganda”. What is it about this sweet story about a gentle bull that incited so much controversy?