Magic Ponies: Riding Rescue by Sue Bentley & Angela Swan

Author:Sue Bentley & Angela Swan
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780141931197
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Published: 2009-06-11T04:00:00+00:00

Morning mist still covered the grass in the empty paddock and Gina guessed that all the ponies were still shut up safely in the stable. There was no sign of Angie or any of her staff, so opening the door she slipped inside.

Comet was looking over his stall and spotted her immediately. He gave a neigh of welcome. ‘Greetings, Gina!’

‘Hi, Comet!’ Gina threw her arms round the magic pony’s silky neck and pressed her cheek against his warm skin. ‘I missed you, so I cycled over here the moment I got up.’

‘Thank you for coming here this early,’ Comet snorted. There was a little flurry of sparks and the door of his stall opened. He stepped out to stand beside her. ‘Now we have time to go out looking for Destiny. Please climb on to my back.’

Gina froze and her mouth dried. Maybe if she just climbed straight up on to Comet’s back, she’d feel OK.

But her legs trembled as she stepped on to the mounting block. I have to do this, she told herself. With a super-human effort, she forced herself to swing her right leg up and over. Closing her eyes and fighting a wave of panic, she took a firm hold of his mane.

‘R-ready,’ she murmured shakily.

Comet didn’t move. His ears flattened and he turned to look at her. ‘Is something wrong, Gina? You do not seem happy to ride me.’

Gina swallowed and tears burned her eyes. ‘I do want to, more than anything! But… I… j-just can’t. Not yet!’ She scrambled off his back on to the mounting block. Once on the ground, she stood with her head down and her arms hanging by her sides. ‘I’m so sorry, Comet. I’ve let you down! I wouldn’t blame you if you hated me! You should find someone else to help you, someone who isn’t useless!’ she burst out.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.