The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses

There was a girl who loved horses. The people saw that she knew where the

good water was and the place where the good grass was. Whenever she was

done collecting water and firewood with her mother, she would run to where the

horses were.

One hot day, she began to feel sleepy. So she got her blanket, laid

it on the floor, and fell asleep. The faint rumbling sound of a thunderstorm did not

wake her. Suddenly there was a flash a lightning. The girl woke up. The horses

were rearing and snorting. She grabbed a horse's mane and jumped on his back.

Then the herd of horses galloped away in an instant.She called the horses to stop,

but they could not hear her. Nothing could stop them. The girl clung on, afraid of

falling off the horse. Then the storm stopped. The horses took a rest. The girl saw

unfamiliar mountains. She knew they were lost.

The next morning she saw a wild spotted stallion. He was the most beautiful

and strongest horse she had ever seen. He told her that he was the leader of

all the wild horses who roamed the mountains. He welcomed her to live with him.

She was glad to.

The people of her village searched everywhere for the girl and

the horses. They couldn't find them. A year later two hunters rode into the hills

where the wild horses lived. They saw the spotted stallion, a colt, and the girl.

They called out to her. She waved back, but the stallion drove her away.

The hunters galloped home and told the people what they saw. The men mounted

their fastest horses and set out to get the girl. The stallion defended the girl and

the colt. The men may have never caught the girl until her horse stumbled and fell.

The girl was glad to see her parents but missed the wild horses. She became ill

and the doctors could not cure her. They asked what would make her well again.

She wanted to be with the wild horses. Her parents agreed that she could go back

to the wild horses.

The spotted stallion led his herd to the village. The people gave

the horses beautiful things to wear. In return, the girl gave her parents a colt. The

girl was happy with the stallion. But she always go back to the village every year

and always brought her parents a colt.

Then one year she did not return and was never seen again. But when hunters saw the wild horses again, there wasa beautiful mare galloping beside the spotted stallion. They said that she became one of the wild horses at last.

I like this book because it has horses in it. I LOVE them. I think that the girl loved

horses as much as I do. I think that she didn't take any horse riding lessons

like me. I would like to be a wild horse too. I think it would be fun. Probably.