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Gypsies
The next day Heart started playing the
flute every moment she could.
"You are ready," Zim said a few days
later. He showed her a song. It was harder than the scales.
Heart practiced. Once she could play the
song, she found herself adding notes to make it prettier.
Then she made up a song on her own.
Kip loved it.
He came running whenever she played it.
Zim grinned. He told her to give Kip a
bit of bread every time he came to hear the tune.
Heart did. Soon Kip leaped into a mad
dash the instant he heard the first few notes. Moonsilver noticed. He
began to follow Kip.
It became a race between them.
They would slide to a stop in front of
Heart.
Then Moonsilver would go back to graze
with Avamir.
Kip would wander through the wagons.
He played with all the dogs, but Sadie
adored him. He followed Binney asking for leftover stew.
They came to a village named Fallbrook.
It was small, its hills covered with fruit trees and farms.
It's prettier than Ash Grove,
Heart thought.
The people had better homes.
Heart walked close to the unicorns. They
seemed calm--much calmer than she was.
"We'd like to show Moonsilver tonight,"
Binney said. "Have you planned your act?"
Heart shook her head, blushing.
Binney patter Heart's cheek. "Let us do
it, then. You can change it later to suit yourself." She touched Heart's
arm. "Look."
Heart glanced around.
People had stopped. They were staring at
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