October Story Contest

Arabian Survivors part 1
By: carly9
Age: 9

A shrill neigh rang through the air. Snowflake’s ears perked up. She was a white Arabian mare that lived alone because she had not yet found another horse where she lived. For a long time she thought that the reason for this was because the deserts of Arabia were so harsh, but she had begun to doubt this theory. There it was again! Snowflake was so excited she jumped a foot off the ground. But, wait! That was not a cry of greeting; it was one of fear and anger. She saw a herd of horses, Arabians like her, running franticly in all directions. She was just about to neigh in reply, but suddenly, she felt a pain in her leg. She fell to the ground. She looked up and saw some men with bows and arrows running towards her. Then; Wang!  Black legs of a horse landed in front of her. The men hesitated for a moment, and then ran forward again. The legs disappeared, and then appeared again, sailing over her head! Now 4 legs appeared in front of her: and then everything went black.

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She woke up with a start. She jumped to her feet then sank back again. A black horse’s head appeared over her and neighed. She recognized him as the horse that saved her. The horse’s name was Thunder. Other horses gathered around: a palomino named Jennie, a chestnut named Ajax, a bay named Velvet, a dun named Tedi, a brown and white pinto named Penny, and a grey name Gresbin. Snowflake neighed softly in reply. Tedi went up to her and nuzzled her. For the first time that she could remember, she felt peaceful. She nuzzled Tedi back. Then she groaned. The pain in her leg was worse. She lifted her head but the pain in her leg was too much to bear. She closed her eyes…

What happens? Does Snowflake die? Who are Thunder and the rest of his herd? Why do the men want to kill the Arabians? Find out next month! ~Carly9

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