A New Beginning by Sue Bentley

Author:Sue Bentley
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penguin Group US

It was time that she went to see what jobs needed doing, but first Lily went to visit Bandit. She had an apple in her pocket for the pony.

But the palomino wasn’t in her stable, so Lily went to check the grazing field. Bandit wasn’t there either. As she was walking back across the yard feeling puzzled, Don came out of the tack room holding a saddle.

“Is Bandit out on an early ride?” Lily asked the stable boy.

“No. Bandit’s already gone. Didn’t Janie tell you?” Don said.

“Gone? Gone where?” Lily asked.

“To her new home,” Don explained. “Bandit’s quite old now and Janie’s been thinking about retiring her for some time. Someone came by during the week and offered Bandit a new home on the spot. Janie jumped at it. Bandit went to live in a field with two goats and a donkey for company.”

“Oh, she’ll really love that,” Lily said, trying hard not to feel sad. But she knew she was really going to miss the gentle old pony.

Don’s freckled face crinkled in a smile. “It’s amazing that somewhere so perfect came right out of the blue, when Janie hadn’t really started looking yet. Just like magic, really. Anyway, see you later.” He went off to tack up a pony.

Storm came rushing across the yard, with a dusty nose from where he’d been searching around in some straw. He gave her a wide doggy grin and flopped down at her feet.

Lily looked down at him thoughtfully. “Did you have anything to do with finding Bandit a perfect new home, by any chance?”

Storm gave her a sideways look. He twitched his nose. “I smell rabbits!” he yelped happily and shot off again toward the grazing field.

Lily stared after him. He was up to something, she was sure of it.

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