THE CAROUSAL

The carnival was coming to town, and all the children were very excited.  There was a little girl named Ciara whom was more excited than anyone else.  She had never been to a carnival before.  Her Mom and Dad were going to take her the very next day.  Ciara got ready for bed and kissed her parents good night.  The next morning Ciara did not feel very well.  When her Mother came in to help her get ready for the carnival, she noticed that Ciara did not look well.  She took her temperature and it was very high.  She told Ciara that she would have to stay in bed, and they would have to wait until next year to go to the carnival.  She started to cry.  That day Ciara watched out her window as the other children went to the carnival.  She cried all day.  Then it was time to go to sleep.  That night something strange happened.  At the carnival there was a carousal, it had beautiful horses all in a circle.  Those horses had heard Ciara crying, and it made them very sad.  One of the horses came to life and spread out his wings.  He flew into the night and disappeared.  He flew until he got to Ciara’s house.  He knocked on her window until she heard the noise and came to see what it was.  She was very surprised to see a flying horse at her window.  Was she dreaming?  She was even more surprised when he spoke to her.  He told her to hop on his back and he would take her to the carnival.  Ciara got on his back and off they flew to the carnival.  When they got there, the whole place lit up with beautiful lights.  The rides all started by themselves.  Ciara was very excited.  She saw all the animals and rode all the rides.  She had so much fun that night.  When the carousel horse brought her home, she thanked him for the wonderful time she had.  Ciara went back to bed.  The next morning her mother came to check on her, and her temperature was normal again.  Ciara told her Mother about her wonderful adventure.  Her Mother smiled and told her, “That must have been a very nice dream.”  When the carnival came back a year later, Ciara’s parents brought her to it.  When she was waiting in line for the carousal, one of the horses winked at her!  Wasn’t it a dream?  Or was it magic?  I guess she will never know!