Christmas Pony, The
Lucy was about halfway to town when she heard a car coming down the road behind her. It was making a lot of noise, and when she looked, smoke was billowing all around it. She stepped to the side of the road as the pale yellow car slowly sputtered and clunked past her.  It looked like a pretty car. Too bad it didn't work right.When Lucy got to town, she noticed the pale yellow car parked in front of Hempley's Garage, and a man in a brown suit was talking to Mr. Hempley. But it was the lady getting out of the car who really captured Lucy's attention. Wrapped in a royal blue coat with a big silver fur collar, she had shining hair almost the same color as the pale yellow car and cut short with bangs that curled like a fringe around her pretty face.As Lucy got closer, she could see the lady's rosy cheeks and lips of scarlet red.  She looked just like a real movie star!"Hello, doll." The lady smiled down at Lucy."Hello," Lucy managed to say back to her."Is there a place I can buy a soda around here?" Her voice sounded as sweet as sugar and honey.