Keiko's Pony Rescue by Crystal Velasquez

Author:Crystal Velasquez
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Published: 2018-10-10T16:00:00+00:00

“Keiko? Wake up, sweetie,” a voice called gently.

Keiko shot up. The first morning light streamed in through the barn door. Her friends were snuggled into their sleeping bags, sleeping soundly. Aunt Yumi smiled down at her.

“Is Marigold okay?” Keiko asked, her heart racing. When had she fallen asleep? She hadn’t meant to.

Aunt Yumi’s smile grew wider. “Marigold is fine. There’s someone I think you’ll want to meet. It’s a girl!”

The foal! Hurriedly, Keiko shook the others awake. “You guys, get up! The foal is here!”

Jasmine was the first to scramble out of her sleeping bag, followed by Sofia and Madison. Together they raced to Marigold’s stall and squealed with delight. Marigold was on her feet with her head down. And right by her side, lying on the ground with her legs folded beneath her, was a newborn foal.

“She’s beautiful!” Keiko sighed.

Madison clapped her hands. “Aww … she’s so cute. Look at her fluffy coat! And she has a white mark on her nose, just like her mother.”

Marigold was grooming her newborn filly with her tongue, cleaning every inch of the foal from her head to her hoofs. For a while, no one said a word.

Finally, Dr. Brooks eased into the stall. “Time for your first checkup, little lady,” he said to the foal.

Jasmine, Madison, Sofia, and Keiko watched as Dr. Brooks carefully examined the newborn.

“It’s been a couple of hours now, so the foal should be standing,” he explained to the girls. “I’m going to gently help get her on her feet so she can have her first meal.”

Keiko watched in awe as Dr. Brooks wrapped the foal in a gentle hug and lifted her up. To Keiko’s relief, the foal got her skinny legs under her and stood, looking a bit wobbly. Even though she had read about it in one of Aunt Yumi’s books, Keiko was still surprised to see the foal standing on her own so soon after her birth.

Dr. Brooks helped the newborn make her way to Marigold and begin nursing.

“Good girl, um …” Dr. Brooks turned to Aunt Yumi, his eyes twinkling. “What should I call this foal?”

“Well, what do you say, girls—shall we give her a name?” Aunt Yumi replied. “Grace won’t mind.”

Keiko looked down at the filly, who was attached to Marigold like a flower petal to a stem. “Why don’t we name her Daisy?” she suggested.

Madison, Sofia, and Jasmine agreed that Daisy was the perfect name for the little pony.

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