THE WHITE FILLY
By London Marchelle Kahler
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Chapter 1
The Stock Fair
Five Arabian fillies ran in a circle. Men shouted, horses whinnied. Karen watched
the excitement. She and her brother Jake were watching horses be trained.
“How would you like a horse of your own?” asked Karen’s dad.
“Really? I could have a horse!” asked Karen excitedly
She had never owned a horse. She took care of the horses at her Uncle Roy’s
ranch. Karen loved to ride the horses. Her favorite was Veronica. She was a
palomino Quarter horse that loved attention.
“Hey, Karen!” shouted Jake “What to check out the cattle barn?”
“OK,” said Karen taking one last look at the corral.
As she entered the cattle barn Karen plugged her nose. She thought horses
smelt better than cattle. She and her family saw Texas long horns, Angus bulls,
and lots of Dairy cows. Later they passed the barn where people sold horses.
“May I look?” asked Karen.
“Sure,” said Karen’s dad.
Karen ran into the barn. She stepped inside and took a deep breath. Karen loved
the smell of horses. The first horse she noticed was a Paso Fino in the front
corral. The horse was in very good condition and his chestnut coat gleamed.
Then Karen noticed an Andalusia. This one was running in circles and neighing
loudly. It was hard to tell if he was in good condition or not. Then she looked at
the price. 100 dollars for a horse that needs training. She looked at a few more
horses then left the barn. As they were driving home Karen looked up at the big
Nevada sky and smiled. She had a great day at the stock fair.The next day Uncle
Roy took Karen to pick out a horse but none really got her attention. Later in the
day she wondered
“What horse shall I chose?”
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Chapter 2
Sonya
On the last day of the stock fair Jake, Karen and their dad went to look once
more at the horses. Karen stepped into the barn and something caught her
attention, a white filly in the front corral. She was 100 dollars.
“She’s perfected!” said Karen.
“She looks skittish to me,” said Jake.
“Oh! Shut up you big dope! I’ll take her!” said Karen.
So they paid for the horse and got a trailer for free. Uncle Roy explained that
there was a barn on his property. He also said that there was a trail leading from
the barn to Karen’s house.
“You can keep her there,” said Uncle Roy.
“What are you going to name her?” asked Jake.
“I think I’ll name her……..Sonya!” said Karen.
“That’s a nice name,” said Jake.
The next day Karen and Sonya went out for a ride. It was a lot of fun. It was noon
by the time they got back. Karen put a blanket on Sonya and turned her out in
Uncle Roy’s paddock. After dinner and putting Sonya away for the night Karen
went to bed. After everyone went to bed Karen heard a noise. It sounded like
Sonya! Karen jumped out of bed, ran out the door and down to Uncle Roy’s
ranch. When she got there she hid behind a tree. The stall door was open and
Sonya was gone! Karen knew she put Sonya in the barn. She looked every
where. Sonya was nowhere to be seen! Then Karen saw a dark figure leading a
white horse away. Sonya was being stolen!
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Chapter 3
The Rescue
Karen, with out thinking, grabbed a stick and ran toward the thief .When she
caught up she hit the thief and shouted
“You....don’t….touch….my….horse!”
“Ouch! Stop that!” said the thief. Karen gasped.
“Jake?!” she squeaked. “All right you win,” he said.
“What are you doing with Sonya?” asked Karen. “I was taking her to get a drink,”
said Jake.
“Not buying it,” said Karen “Come on Jake, please?”
“OK! I confess! My friend Ben dared me to ride your new horse bare back,” he
said.
“Well you shouldn’t do everything Ben tells you to do,” said Karen.
“But he dared me!” shouted Jake.
“I don’t care! Mom will hear about this!” said Karen.
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Chapter 4
Big Trouble
Karen put Sonya in the barn. Then she and Jake went home. When they entered
the kitchen their mom was pouring some hot chocolate.
“I heard you get up. Come on lets discuss what happened,”
“Well, I was sleeping and I heard a noise out side,” said Karen “I went out to
investigate and what do I find? Jake leading Sonya away! He said his friend
dared him to ride her.”
“Well,” said Karen’s mom “I don’t think it was very appropriate for Jake to ride
Sonya with out asking first. I’m very disappointed Jake ,however your not
grounded but I will not allow you to take any more dares from Ben.”
“Yes mom,” said Jake.
“Now off to bed,” she said.
As Karen and Jake were walking up the stairs Jake said
“I’m actually glad you caught me. Man, I really didn’t want to do that!”
“Oh really,” said Karen.
“No! I’m serious! He shouted.
“OK,” said Karen “I’ll let you get away with it this time, but no free bees next
time,”
“Well there won’t be a next time!” said Jake but Karen was already gone.
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Chapter 5
Mark and Terence
The next day Jake, Ben, and two other guys came over. Karen looked up from
her book and walked across the yard. Jake said their names were Mark and
Terence. Mark had a cool dude look on his face. He wore a flame t-shirt and
looked as if he would say “peace out” any moment. His brown hair was overly
spiked. Terence had blonde hair that was evenly laid across his head. He wore a
green shirt and a friendly look on his face.
“Hey Jake! Who’s your girlfriend?” asked Mark.
“Uh, Mark, she’s not my girl friend,” said Jake.
“What ever! Hey girl, what are you doing this afternoon?” asked Mark.
“It’s Karen wise guy,” said Karen “And I am busy this afternoon!”
“OK! Aren’t they lovely!” said Jake trying to break up the conversation.
“Hey, hey, hey! Were not finished!” said Terence “I need to ask you something. I
heard that your uncle is giving away three young stallions. My mom said I can
finally get a horse! Jake says that you are really good with horses.”
“You came to the right place!” said Karen.
She smiled. Terence was turning out to be a really nice guy. As they walked
down the path to Uncle Roy’s ranch Karen told Terence what to look for in a
horse like a shinny coat and a strong back. Meanwhile, Mark was grumbling to
him self.
“No girl has ever turned me down! She should like me! I’ll find a way to get her.
She’s my girl! Not Terence’s!”
When they got to the ranch, Karen showed Terence where the horses were.
Terence examined each horse.
“I think that buckskin,” he said.
“Good choice!” said Karen “Uncle Roy! Terence has chosen his horse!”
Uncle Roy came over from the tack he was polishing and said,
“Well then, let’s get a halter on im,”
When they got to Terence’s house he put his horse in the one stall barn and tack
room his dad had built.
“What ya gonna name him?” asked Jake.
“Well I was thinking about….,” started Terence.
“How about Spirit?” asked Karen.
“How ‘bout girl stealer, like his owner!” shouted Mark.
“I had better go,” said Karen “I’ll come over later.”
“Now you blew it!” said Terence.
“So what girl stealer!” said Mark “I don’t want any thing to do with you and your
horse lame-o!”
“His name is Buck!!” shouted Terence.
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Chapter 6
Valentines Day
Fall turned to winter and winter to spring and soon it was Valentines Day.
“Oh boy, I hope Mark doesn’t catch me putting jellybeans in Karen’s locker,” said
a very worried Terence.
“Hi Terence!” said Karen.
“Karen catching me is the only thing worse than Mark catching me,” Terence
thought “Hi Karen!” he said.
“What are you doing with the jelly beans?” asked Karen.
“Um….uh….well,” Terence stammered “Oh! You caught me! Here, take the jelly
beans and please, please don’t tell any one.”
“OK,” said Karen.
Unfortunately for Terence Mark was listening and he told EVERYONE.
“Hey! Did you know Terence is in love?” Mark asked his friend Tom.
“Uh well I was actually going to name him…” said Terence.
“No, I didn’t,” said Tom.
“Hey Mary Ann! Did you know Terence is in love?” asked Mark.
“Oh! Is it me he loves?” asked Mary Ann.
“Not telling,” said Mark.
Now Mary Ann was a third grader who had this squeaky voice that drove every
one crazy. But even though she was annoying, her blue eyes and brown hair
made her 5th most popular girl in school.
“Hey Terence! Do you love me?” she asked
“Uh….well….um….you see…” he started.
“Well, do you love me?” Mary Ann demanded.
“Uh, no” said Terence nervously.
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“How can you say that!? I have been nicer to you than any one else and you
don’t love me!
WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!” and she ran down the hall crying.
Terence rolled his eyes. Then the bell rang. RRRRRIIIIINNNNNGGGGG!!!!! But
Mark paid no attention to it. He was to busy telling kids about Terence. Then he
took waaaaayyyyy to long in the bathroom.
“Mark, your late, again,” said Mark’s teacher “This is the 20th time this month!
Why are you late? Because you have been spreading unfriendly roomers and I
wasn’t impressed with this morning’s either! Explain!”
“Well, uh, miss, I..I..I’m on my way to detention,” he said with a glum look on his
face.
“That’s right little mister! Keep walking!” snapped his teacher.
But Mark didn’t go to detention, he went to……………..the cafeteria. He hid there
until lunch. After lunch, Karen’s class had a Valentines Day Party. Karen and
Terence shared their cookies and juice then they turned up the music and
danced like crazy.
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Chapter 7
Mary Ann Strikes
“I have to find a way to make Terence like me,” Mary Ann said to herself after
school “I know! I’ll write a letter to Terence and say I don’t like him! But here’s the
catch, I’ll pretend it’s from Karen! It’s genius!”
When she got home, Mary Ann wrote a letter in her best cursive:
Dear Terence,
I am sorry to report
that…..
Dear Terence,
I would like to tell
you…..
“ No, that’s not it,” and into the trash can it went.
“No!”
She went on like this until her trash can was over
flowing. It went over the sides and under the desk
and dresser. She finally wrote the perfect letter.
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Dear Terence,
I don’t want to hurt your feelings but we have to move on. The good
news is that I know of a girl you might be interested in. Her name
is Mary Ann and she is very pretty, sweet, and never tells lies.
You did something to hurt my feelings and I never want to see you
again.
Sincerely,
Karen
Mary Ann sent the letter feeling pretty good about herself. I don’t know why.
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Chapter 8
Mary ann’s Plan Foiled
Terence received the letter and met Karen at her locker at school the next day.
“I got your letter and if you want to break up, I’m cool with that.”
“What letter? Break up? Why? I don’t want to break up with you! Do you want to
break up with me?” exploded Karen.
“But you said in your letter that I should go with Mary Ann,” said Terence.
“I never wrote a letter!” yelled Karen
“Yes you did!” yelled Terence.
“I never want to see you again!” yelled Karen.
Mary Ann was hiding and watching. When she heard this she jumped up and
cheered,
“Yes! The letter worked!”
“Why are we fighting? It’s a dumb letter!” said Karen “Friends?”
“Friends,” said Terence
“Nooooooo!” wailed Mary Ann “My plan is ruined!”
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Chapter 9
Blue Moon
It was May 20th, Karen’s birthday,
and boy was it a good one. Every
one was having a great time eating spice cake, playing Twister, dancing, and
talking.
Then every one went horse back riding. After the party Karen’s dad took Karen to
a breeding stable. He said,
“We have the money and Sonya is in good condition, so with your permission,
we’re going to breed her with Blue Moon.”
“How can I say no!” said Karen.
“Well Mr. Snider,” said Karen’s dad “What time will you be planning to come
over?”
“Lets say……3:00?” said Mr. Snider.
“Deal,” said Karen’s dad.
The next day, Mr. Snider came over with Blue Moon and the breeding was soon
over. They ate together, slept together, ran outside together, and shared the
same stall. They were inseparable. One night, Mr. Snider came over to see how
Blue Moon was doing.
“Tonight’s a blue moon, don’t let Blue Moon run off,” he said
“He wouldn’t run off,” thought Karen “Would he?”
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Chapter 10
Runaway
That night, Karen heard: Bang! Whinny! Kick! Whistle! Gallop gallop gallop!
“Sonya! Blue Moon! I have to get them back!” said Karen. She jumped out of
bed, changed clothes, ran down stairs right into her dad!
“Whoa! Karen where are you going?!” he asked.
“Blue Moon is escaping with Sonya!” said Karen quickly.
“Well let’s go then! We have to catch those horses!” said Karen’s dad “Get in the
truck!”
They drove all night but never found the horses. The next day, they hung up lost
posters and handed out fliers. Karen became very worried.
“What if they don’t come back?” she asked.
“They will,” said her dad, but he sounded more sure than he felt.
Later that day, Mr. Snider came over with a horse trailer.
“These animals wouldn’t be yours would they?” he said.
“Thank you soooooo much Mr. Snider!” said Karen.
“No problem,” he said “Don’t forget to lock the stall door.”
“Oops.”
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Chapter 11
Rocky
“The foal is expected May 12th,” said Jake looking at the papers.
“I know,” said Karen “I already looked at the papers.”
Karen was reading a book and wasn’t paying much attention to Jake’s remarks.
The book was called A Foal is Born by Laura Guise, one of Karen’s favorite
authors.
“Do you think it will be a boy?” asked Jake.
“Hard to tell, it could be a girl too,” said Karen.
“We’ll find out soon, the vet did an ultrasound,” Jake replied.
Then the door bell rang. DING DONG! It was Mr. Snider.
“I brought the results!” he called “It’s a boy!”
“Yes!” said Jake.
After dinner, Karen went out to the stable an gave Blue Moon and Sonya each a
carrot.
“Congratulations Sonya,” said Karen “It’s a boy!”
A week later, Sonya had her foal. He was a bright chestnut color and had a white
star on his forehead. Karen named him Rocky.
“I’m going to call Terence,” said Karen. She ran to the house, dialed the number,
343-4657, and waited.
“Hi Terence! Say, I want you to come over and see some thing.”
“What is it?”
“Rocky.”
“What?”
“Sonya’s foal! He’s real cute.”
“I’ll be right over! Bye!”
“Bye!”
Karen hung up and ran back out side. When Terence arrived, Karen showed
Terence Rocky. He curiously sniffed Terence’s hand.
“I think he likes me!” exclaimed Terence.
“No doubt about it!” said Karen.
“I like him too,” said Terence.
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Chapter 12
Kate rejected
Later in May, a new girl came to school. She had glossy blonde hair and
sapphire blue eyes. Boys were all over her but her stubborn and sassy
personality prevented them from impressing her. Jake didn’t care what people
said, he liked her and didn’t want people to know, especially Kate. Everyone
knew that Jake and Kate, Karen’s best friend, liked each other a lot. Jake knew
that if Kate found out she would be furious. Jake hated to do this to Kate but the
new girl was so pretty! He later learned that her name was Cortney Blaire. Karen
diagnosed him with Cortney Fever. She said it was a rare disease found only in
immature males. The only cure was a whack and some prune juice. Jake said he
would rather be infected with a disease. Who could blame him?
One day, Kate saw Jake giving Cortney flowers and chocolates.
“Jake!” she said “What are you doing?”
“Giving me stuff, du!” said Cortney.
“Well I highly object!” said Kate.
“Back off loser!” sassed Cortney.
“You go sweetie!” said Jake.
“Uhhhhhhh! I hate you!” she shouted, then she stormed off.
“How could Jake just dump me like that?” she said to her self “I thought he liked
me.”
Just then, Cortney’s sister Kathren walked by and saw Kate crying.
“What’s wrong?” she asked.
“I can’t believe that Jake dumped me for that…that, Cortney,” said Kate.
“My sister again! That’s the 50th case this month! My sister has been tearing up
relationships by be-friending the boy, leaving the girl in the dust, breaking up with
the boy, and never getting the two back together,” said Kathren.
“She sounds pretty bad,” said Kate.
“You don’t have to live with her,” replied Kathren.
“How could I be so rude!” said Kathren “I’m Kathren.”
“Kate,” said Kate.
“Listen, I know how to get you and Jake back together,” said Kathren.
“You do?” said Kate.
“Trust me,” said Kathren.
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Chapter 13
Help
Week after week, Kathren and Kate planned and prepared. Then it was time to
put their plan into action.
Kathren kept a journal:
Day one:
Kate: Hi Cortney! My! You look ugly today! You know, why did you have to steal
my boy friend? I mean, I’m a looser, he’s a looser, why bother! I think you should
back off okay? Okay. Bye!
Jake: Just ignore her.
Cortney: I can’t! Why didn’t you defend me?! GRRRRRRRRR!
Jake: I’m sorry! Cortney!
Day two:
Kate to her self: Ohhhh! Why did Jake dump me! He was such a cute boy! I’m a
cute girl! Why oh why! WHAAAAAAAAAA!
Jake in his thoughts: Maybe I shouldn’t have dumped her.
Cortney: Come on Jake! Let’s go!
Day three:
Kate: Hey Jake! Want to sit with me at lunch?
Jake: Well I……
Cortney: No Jake! It’s a trap!
Jake: But I….okay. Bye.
Cortney: Stop talking to her!!!
The next day after school, Jake talked to Kate.
“I’m sorry I dumped you. I can’t believe I dumped you because I was blinded by
love!”
“I forgive you Jake,” said Kate “Want to go out for pizza?”
“Would I ever!” he replied.
Kathren was secretly watching.
“I just love happy endings,” she sighed.
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Chapter14
The secret
With school out for the summer, it was a perfect time for a camp out in the back
yard.
Karen had invited a few friends over. They roasted hotdogs, made smores, and
looked for constellations’.
Karen laid out her sleeping bag in the tent. 2 hours after she fell asleep, Karen
heard a noise out side, and she wasn’t the only one.
“Stay here, I’ll go check it out,” she said.
Karen walked out of the tent and saw a strange sight. The horse looked like
Sonya, except the horn.
“Sonya?” said Karen “Is that you?”
“Of course!” said the horse.
Karen’s eyes grew wide, “You can talk? You’re a unicorn!”
“Yes, it’s true!” said Sonya
“Karen? Karen what was the noise we heard?” yelled Kate from inside the tent.
“It’s just Sonya,” she answered.
“Look, Karen, I need to tell you something. In October, Blue Moon, Rocky, and I
are going to leave for the far away land of Cornucopia. I have no choice, the
unicorn king is very demanding,” said Sonya.
“I under stand,” said Karen.
“Oh! I have to go! Rocky needs to be fed. Bye,” said Sonya. Then she
disappeared.
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Chapter 15
Moving in
It was August and school was back in session.
“Today I’ll make my move,” said Mark to him self “First, I’ll walk up to her and
start talking words of praise.”
“Hello Karen, my you look pretty today.”
“Back of looser.”
“Second, I’ll tell a sob story to make her feel sorry for me.”
“And then….. She dumped me! WHHAAAAAAAA! I couldn’t live with out her for a
week!”
“Save your story for the birds!”
“Last of all, I will give her chocolates!”
“For you.”
“Really? You shouldn’t have!”
“Ohhh! I…..”
“Seriously you shouldn’t have.”
“Well, that didn’t work out as well as I thought,” he said.
The next day, Mark over heard Karen and Kate talking.
“He is so going to love this! The tickets were expensive but, It will be worth it!
Hidalgo is the top movie for this season!” they said.
“Ahhh! She’s inviting me to a movie!” said Mark from behind a tree “Why I’d be
honored to……” he started.
“Not you! Terence!” said Karen.
“Oh well, I Guess we were never ment to be.”
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Chapter 16
Good Bye
It was October and Karen knew Sonya was leaving. So, in the middle of the
night, Karen snuck out to say good bye to Sonya. She watched the stall for 20
minutes before it opened. Sonya, Blue Moon, and Rocky came out.
“I’m going to miss you,” said Karen hugging Sonya.
“I’m going too miss you too,” said Sonya.
Karen gave each of the horses a hug and a carrot. After words, the horses
disappeared. The next morning, Jake said,
“How come you haven’t gone to take care of Sonya yet?”
“She left,” Karen answered sadly.
“What?” said Jake loudly “I’ll organize a search party!”
“It’s okay, she left for a good reason,” said Karen.
“Well, OK,” he said.
Then they ran to catch the bus.
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Chapter 17
Here to stay
Another summer came with its surprises. Karen got a hamster for her birthday
and her family had planned a Caribbean cruise.
After her week long vacation, Karen expected the surprises to end, but she was
wrong. Karen went up stairs to feed Davey {her hamster} and ended up talking to
him instead.
“Davey, do you think Sonya will come back?” she asked.
“Squeak!” said Davey.
“You think?” asked Karen.
“Squeak!” said Davey.
“Want to go out side?” asked Karen.
“Squeak squeak squeak!” said Davey.
“Alright! Let’s go!” she said.
They went out to the old oak tree by Sonya’s stall.
“Sonya and I used to sit here and eat apples,” said Karen.
“And we still can!” said a voice.
Karen knew exactly who it was, “Sonya!” shouted Karen “I thought I would never
see you again! I missed you so much!”
“I missed you too! The king saw how sad I was and let us go. We’re here to stay!”
“I’m sure glad!”
The end!
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