A Magical Friend (9 page)

 

PS:
She came from somewhere called Burlington Terrace. It must be a very strange place indeed because Pippa says they have ponies for pets there! Can you imagine? Ponies as pets! She says the funniest things.

 

 

TI:
And why is she here?

 

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Pippa was brought here by the seahorses Triton and Rosella, to help us find the missing magical horseshoes.

 

TI:
So the rumours are true – the horseshoes are missing?

 

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Oh dear, have I put my hoof in my mouth? I shouldn't have said that.

 

TI:
No, no. Please go on . . .

 

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Well, early this morning, when Mum and Dad woke up, they discovered that the eight magical horseshoes were no longer on the Whispering Wall.

 

 

TI:
But those horseshoes are very old and very precious, aren't they?

 

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Oh yes, but they're more than just precious – they're magical! Every year they catch the energy of the Midsummer sun and that's what keeps Chevalia from fading away.

 

TI:
 Now I'm scared.

 

PS:
Oh, there's no need. You see, Pippa and I are going to find the horseshoes! We've already found one, so don't worry.