| As the ponies slept, one silent figure crept quietly out of the Dream Castle and was soon flying high in the nighttime sky. That figure stopped to talk to the wind, then the clouds and then the air. Soon, something wonderful began to happen miles and miles above Pony Land. One by one, little ice crystals began forming. Like tiny angels, each little crystal began the long fall down toward the ground. They spun around and around, and seemed to dance on the wind. First, one fell, turning into lacy snowflakes, each with its own special design. Of course, there was a chance when the snowflakes reached the warmer air near the ground, they might melt. But if the wind and the clouds and the air worked their very special magic, Baby Shady's wish might just come true. Soon the first of the snowflakes did reach the ground. Now, that little snowflake was not alone. It was followed by hundreds and thousands - no millions! - of beautiful snowflakes falling out of the midnight blue sky. The snowflakes settled everywhere, on the rolling hills and in the treetops, on the roofs of the Lullabye Nursery and the Dream Castle. Down, down fell the snow, quietly covering everything in sight and magically transforming the nursery and castle into a snowy wonderland. |
