Scout And the Mystery of the Marsh Ponies (2012)
“Rosie asked as Mia ended another phone call from the numbers on Jock’s list.
They were sitting out in the field with the ponies grazing around them, coming up to them occasionally to nibble the girls’ outstretched boots. They were all enjoying their day off in the field after being turned out once Jock left the yard.
“Well, she’s either got lots of daughters…” Mia agreed, putting a tick against another name on Jock’s list.
“… who all just happen to be ill,” Charlie pointed out.
...“… or one ill daughter with lots of ponies that she supposedly can’t bear to part with,” Rosie finished.
“And all the ponies just happen to be called Sunny,” Alice added quietly, standing up and scratching Scout’s withers until his top lip jutted out and he turned his head to nibble Alice’s back. “I guess that makes it easier for Mrs Valentine to remember…”MoreLess
They were sitting out in the field with the ponies grazing around them, coming up to them occasionally to nibble the girls’ outstretched boots. They were all enjoying their day off in the field after being turned out once Jock left the yard.
“Well, she’s either got lots of daughters…” Mia agreed, putting a tick against another name on Jock’s list.
“… who all just happen to be ill,” Charlie pointed out.
...“… or one ill daughter with lots of ponies that she supposedly can’t bear to part with,” Rosie finished.
“And all the ponies just happen to be called Sunny,” Alice added quietly, standing up and scratching Scout’s withers until his top lip jutted out and he turned his head to nibble Alice’s back. “I guess that makes it easier for Mrs Valentine to remember…”MoreLess
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