Article February 9, 1974 Issue

A Pony Tale

Deli Hoffman

Laurie loved horses. But it was only on summer vacations at the ranch that she could ride real horses. So at home in the neighborhood she and her friends played "horses" with stick-ponies. Laurie would straddle the stick, grab the reins, and gaily gallop off, her hair waving.

The stick-ponies all had names, and were usually tied up or stuck into a hedge. Buck, Glee, Poddy (short for Podiak), and Simple Lee.

One day when Laurie and her friends were playing "Ranch" and she went to get a pony from the hedge, she disturbed a big wasp in his nest. "Ouch!" she screamed. Her friends and the next door neighbor, who was caring for them, came running to see what had happened. Just then Mom came home from marketing. She quieted everyone, assured them Laurie was all right, and whisked her into the house.

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