Next story from Susie Jennings :-) Well Take The High Road...and Youll Take The Low Road.... The Stallions....Otto, Mitzy and Halo...and little Divine were on the move again. The Lorry was carrying them to Scotland and beyond. What a long way they had travelled from Portugal...the Lorry ate up the miles...travelling through the darkness. The Stallions were bored of travelling... Otto was saying.....Oh when...Oh when will we be able to get off the Lorry. My legs are wobbly, my belly is wobbly and think my head is wobbly too. Mitzy chuckled at the thought of Ottos head wobbling.... I bet you will wobble right off the Lorry when we get there.... Some hay flew over the partition and landed on Mitzys head.... Mitzy laughed....and threw a big chunk back.... Ahhhhh....shouted Otto.....A food fight... Hay was tossed around the lorry...until all the Stallions were wearing a hay hat. Divine was giggling and pulling wisps out of her eyes. She puffed and giggled...and said....This is so much fun...much better than standing in the stable on my own. Halo chortled and shook some hay off his back....then he became serious for a moment...I never thought I would throw food around and laugh about it...he said...Food has always been so precious before... All the horses thought about how it felt to have empty bellies. Sphuuut.......Divine giggled again.... Oh Noooo....shouted the Stallions.....Divine did a windy pop! You naughty girl....the Stallions said. They were just about to set up a competition when they remembered that they were supposed to be proud Lusitano Stallions. No ....we must behave...they told each other but they still had a little chuckle at Divine. The time passed and the day dawned....they could see the countryside....lush green fields......tall forests.....rolling hills....the view was everchanging. Boredom was setting in.... Lets play....Catch a crab fly....exclaimed Halo. All the horses wriggled with expectation....this was just the greatest game. The crab flies were a real source of irritation.....they were found all over the world...and some had hitched a lift with the horses. The flies bit and tickled the horses driving them mad. They started to play the game.... Each horse watched another and tried to grab a crab fly as it ran over the coat of the other horse. There was a lot of scuffling and snapping teeth as the horses tried to catch the flies. Got one ...screamed Divine....crunch as she closed her teeth on it...Ha ha..she crowed...1 to me...she laughed. The Stallions all redoubled their efforts.... Me too....shouted Otto.....crunch..... Oh...missed again...lamented Mitzy as tried to catch the fast moving critters. Gotcha....Ive got two at a time ...crowed Halo....Im in front now... Mitzy twisted and turned and lurched and finally caught one.... Ah. Ha...one less ....he laughed....Crunch... All the horses were breathless from their exertions but triumphant at reducing the numbers of these irritating bugs. The Lorry slowed down.... Are we there? ...asked Divine I think so...Yes...said Mitzy...I think we have arrived at last. Who will get off here...they wondered. The ramp went down and they looked out over the Scottish countryside... The air smelt fresh and sharp and a little bit of pine...how delicious...thought Divine. The Men People came to open the partitions and took Mitzy and Otto down the ramp. They heard horses in the distance...Mitzy could hardly believe his ears...he knew that voice....he knew that horse...it was his friend ...it was Braga.....and he knew he had come HOME. There was a man who came and took the lead rope of Mitzy.... Are you my Daddy...Mitzy thought....and the hands of the man touched him and they felt like love.... Otto looked around at all the People....a lovely lady came towards him.....This Woman People must be My Mummy...he thought...and with that thought in his head, she came and took his lead rope. She stroked his neck...he held his head high and looked down at her...Yes ...he said...My Mummy has come for me....his heart was filled from the love he saw in her eyes...just for him. The Lorry started to move away down the road...... Byeeeee....Byeeee....See you at the SHOW They heard the voices of Divine and Halo call to them over the noise of the engine... The Lorry continued on it way...carrying the last 2 horses towards their homes. Soon the sound of the engine changed and they knew they stopping again. The ramp came down and the partition was opened. Divine looked out.....she saw a Woman Person....Could this be her Mummy coming to collect her? Divine had Hope in her heart... The ramp was steep and Divines feet felt numb...she took little steps until she felt the solid ground of Scotland under her feet. Divines Mummy was overcome with feelings of love, when she saw her little Filly step down the ramp....she came forward and took Divines rope and took Divines heart into her hands too.....I will keep you safe forever...she whispered into the tangled mane ....and Divine whispered....I will trust you with my heart forever..... They walked away and the ramp went up. As the Lorry drove away...Divine heard the frantic calling from Halo...he was all alone on the Lorry. Byeeee.....Byeeee.....See you at the SHOW The Lorry continued ...it drove all the way until it could go no further. There was water in front of the Lorry. They were parked near to a ferry... Oh Nooooooo.....the anguished call came from Halo.....I dont want to go back on the water...I dont want to go back to Portugal...I want my Mummy.... But the Lorry drove onto the ferry....Halo felt helpless. All the other horses had gone to their Mummies and Daddies....he was devastated...he had really thought he would have a Mummy....but they were taking him back! His head drooped lower and lower... He felt the ferry bump against the dock...and he thought...that was a short ferry ride! Halo had lost interest in the view from the window of the Lorry. There is no point in being excited anymore ...There are no more Mummies to meet the horses from TVP.....There is no spare Mummy for me....and his head drooped lower still. The Lorry drove off the ferry and round the bends in the road until it came to a stable yard.....it slowed and stopped...the engine died and all was quiet. Halo lifted his head for a few minutes to see where he was......a yard.....a Scottish yard...Oh No ...he thought...I must be dreaming... The ramp went down and a Man People came to take him by the lead rope.....he staggered a bit, as his legs felt queer. He took a few steps forward and looked out from the top of the ramp.....and there right before his eyes was a Mummy...His Mummy..... Halo was estatic .....the stories he had heard were true...there was a Mummy or a Daddy for every TVP horse..... A special Person all of his own....he had to shake his head and close his eyes.....but when he opened them again...his own Mummy was still there. She spoke to him and it sounded like music to him....she stroked his travel worn fur and it felt like Love to Him. Halo walked beside her ...trusting his very life to his New Mummy. Halo felt the warmth of Love for the first time and it wrapped his heart and it felt wonderful..... The Lorry drove away leaving Halo and his Mummy to share their love ....and over the hills and down the valleys Halo heard the echo calling in his mind... Byeeeee ......Byeeeee....See you at the Show.....
Posted on: Sun, 23 Nov 2014 07:52:41 +0000
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