Secret Surprise

I couldn't believe my eyes when I walked into the room. Was it true? Was he really standing in front of me? I was so excited that I scramble on him right after I stopped staring. My dream was actually true! My mom had bought me a real life horse!!! I rested on its soft, white mane. Its tail was swishing around like a snake. The horse had shining blue eyes. Its eyes were as blue as the sky! Its coat was a little dirty but I knew it was white. I decided to name him. "Hmmm..." I said out loud. I had to think of a name, I had to!

"Wam!" came a slam of the door which made me stop admiring my horse. I forgot! My mom was home. I ran out of the room and swept her up in a big (very big) bear hug. "Thanks for buying me a horse!" I said. "I did?" said my mom, startled. She soon turned back to her calm, ordinary self. She said, "OK, you may keep the horse, but remember, it's your responsibility!" "Anyway, you should go out with your horse and test your horse out. I will make plenty of apple - wait, it's a surprise!" With that, she hurried into the kitchen. I slowly took my horse and walked him out. His hooves went "clitter, clat" each time we walked on the floorboard. I could hardly wait to ride him!

As I strolled around the meadow on my horse, we stopped to rest by a lake. Next to the lake were many clovers. As I filled the bucket with water, I saw my horse nuzzle the clovers. "Wait!" I said out loud again, "Maybe I'll name you Clover!" Clover happily snorted, something caught my eyes. A 4-leaf clover! I plucked and thought of a wish. I didn't know what to wish for. I put the clover in the saddle pocket and rode home.

As I rode home, there was a luscious smell of apple pie. I could hear my mom singing. Then she laughed. Her laugh was like tinkling bells when someone moved it. I decided to got to our garden to see my plants. I walked into the garden to look for string beans. Oh! Boy oh boy! The string beans have turned to all kind of colors! I took out the wooden basket sitting on the side of the garden. I began to collect them. The basket was not big enough. I found a pot and put the rest of the string beans in. Instead of looking at the rest of the plants, I decided to make a basket from vines. When I finished,

TO BE CONTINUED...