Violet and Moonbeam Win First Place

Once there was a girl named Violet who lived on a farm with her mom and dad. There were a lot of horses in the stables but her favorite one was a white stallion named Moonbeam. One morning Violet was feeding the animals when she saw a poster that said “Horse Race Down at the Racing Stadium.” If you want to participate sign your name here. Violet really wanted to do it but she had to ask her mom and dad if she could go first. She was so excited that she rushed across the barnyard to the house to go tell her mom and dad about the race and ask if she could do it. When she got to the house her mom was making breakfast and her dad was sitting at the dining room table reading the newspaper. “Mom, Dad,” Violet said, “I saw a poster that said that there’s going to be a horse race at the racing stadium. May I go?”
Her mom and dad said that she was just old enough to and she could do it. She was so excited that she thanked her mom and dad and ran back to the stables as fast as she could to sign her name. After she signed her name she was so exhausted from all the excitement that she went into the barn and slept in the hay. The next morning she woke up and she was so excited because today was the race. She ran out of the barn as fast as she could to get ready and eat breakfast so she could get Moonbeam ready.
After she got dressed and ate breakfast, Violet ran as fast as she could to the stables to get Moonbeam clean for the race. When she got there Moonbeam was already awake and ready to be cleaned. Violet started to wash Moonbeam. Then she brushed and groomed him. When she was done it was time to drive to the race. Violet’s dad put Moonbeam in the back of the truck and they started driving off to the race.
When they got there, other people were getting ready for the race. They picked their stable and started getting ready too. When they were done, her mom and dad told her that they would be in the audience. Violet joined the other contestants. The announcer said, “Ready, Get set, GO!”
They started with Violet in the lead then someone passed her with Violet in second place. Then Violet passed him again. Then two people passed her but then Violet passed both of them. It was the second lap with Violet in third place, and then in second, and then, on the last lap, she was in the lead.
Violet won first place! Violet got a medal and she got to be in the newspaper and Moonbeam got a blue ribbon in his mane.

-By Maya Nightsky
Age 9