Apples keep thunder at bay

As the young mare WRS Rolling Thunder was wandering early in the mist-covered pastures in the village she and the others lived in the roan beauty spied a delightful surprise!

 

Stepping easy so she didn't draw the attention of anyone else she shook her tall smokey black frame making the roan of her coat blend in with the light mist even more! Her chocolate eyes glimmered as she neared the basket of glossy, sweet-smelling apples that had been left unattended an a bench near the fence. 

 

Whickering low she butted right up to the fence where her 16.3 hand height gave her an advantage, then raising her finely designed head high and looking to make sure no one noticed she grabbed the dark stained wicker-basket by the handle and hoisted it over the fence before dropping it and scattering a couple of the apples.

 

Flaring her nostrils she sighed as with a grunt she lowered herself to the soft moss grass and with a flick of her dark-colored tail she daintily picked up an apple before crunching it in half with her strong jaws. A bit of apple drool dripped as she chewed the first the in quick succession two more! She gazed at the rest which was about 8 or so left and decided that perhaps she should share but after one more! Rolling as her nickname was happily munched another 1 or 2 and finally decided that the thunder she heard was the rumbling of a nearby sheep who was looking at the apples hungrily. She tossed one over causing the morning sun to reflect off her jagged stripe on her face.

 

Getting up she shook her hide to dislodge any dirt, shook her thick yet elegant tail to dislodge things that might try to cling and picking up the few apples left she turned and in a slow yet elegant trot headed to the others to share the delightful sweet apples. She was just glad the were not sugar apples like her human friend had been talking about now that she thought of it and shuddered her dark coat before setting the basket down and releasing a clear ringing neigh that carried far over the valley. She settled down for a morning nap now she was full and the others were coming to eat some too.