Winter Wrap Up

Winter Wrap Up is the eleventh episode of the first season of My Little Pony Friendship is Magic. In this episode, winter comes to an end, and Ponyville prepares for an annual clean-up to make way for spring.__TOC__
==Production==
The scene when Rainbow Dash and the Pegasi clear the winter clouds near the end of the episode reappears in Deep Tissue Memories.
The scene when Twilight tries to help Applejack and the Earth ponies move the snow reappears in Harvesting Memories.
==Summary==
===Twilight's preparation===
 At the Golden Oak Library before dawn, Twilight Sparkle awakens with excitement and prepares to partake in "Winter Wrap Up Day", a local annual event where the community manually changes the season from winter to spring. When Spike asks why they don't clear out winter with magic like in Canterlot, Twilight explains that Ponyville was founded by Earth ponies, and as such, no magic was ever involved. Twilight finishes preparing and heads outside, only to find that the sun has yet to rise.
===The mess-ups===
Soon after daybreak, Twilight Sparkle and Spike arrive at the center of Ponyville, where Mayor Mare commences the cleanup with a speech. However, as the ponies divide into teams for weather, animals, and plants, Twilight is unable to find an appropriate team to work with and sings a song about it. Twilight first approaches Rainbow Dash to help with weather but is reminded that she has no wings. She then finds Rarity outside the Carousel Boutique and offers to help her with the task of building bird nests. When Twilight's attempt to build a nest fails, however, she and Spike head elsewhere while Rarity attempts to fix the botched nest.
 Twilight and Spike head to a nearby frozen lake, where they encounter Pinkie Pie scoring the ice so it will melt more easily when the weather team Pegasi clear away the clouds. Twilight tries to help but struggles to remain upright on skates, eventually running into Pinkie Pie and Spike before crashing into a snow bank. Looking to cheer up her friend, Pinkie Pie suggests that Fluttershy could use a hand with waking animals from hibernation. When this too ends in disappointment, Spike suggests that Twilight break her "no-magic" promise to make her work easier, but she refuses.
 As Applejack oversees the task of plowing snow off the fields, Twilight approaches and offers to push one of the plows. Applejack hesitantly agrees, though it becomes apparent that Twilight lacks the physical strength for the task. Recalling Spike's suggestion, Twilight uses a "come-to-life" spell on the plow but soon loses control of it, eventually triggering an avalanche that resets the plow team's progress. When Applejack berates her for using magic, Twilight runs off in tears.
===Organization===
 Later on, while hiding dejectedly in a bush near the town square, Twilight Sparkle overhears Applejack and Fluttershy issuing contradictory commands to Rainbow Dash about melting snow. Mayor Mare chastises them for wasting time and laments a number of organizational issues that have significantly slowed their progress. Upon hearing this, Twilight emerges and offers to help organize the operation, which the ponies accept.
 With Twilight's aid, the townsfolk are able to work efficiently enough to complete Winter Wrap Up on schedule. Mayor Mare honors Twilight by naming her the "All-Team Organizer" and presenting her with a unique vest that incorporates the colors of all three teams. Mayor Mare declares winter wrapped up on time, and the ponies celebrate their accomplishment.
In a letter to Princess Celestia, Twilight reflects on how everyone can find hidden talents if they're patient and diligent, and that ponies can accomplish anything with friendship and good teamwork. Before she can send her report, however, a cold-ridden Spike drops off to sleep.
==Quotes==
:Spike: Huh? Mommy?
:Twilight Sparkle: Winter Wrap Up!
:Spike: You're not mommy.
:Twilight Sparkle: Okay, let's see: scarf, check; saddle, check; boots, check; Spike refusing to get up and going back to sleep, check. It's a good thing I'm so organized, I'm ready. Bright and early. Oh... maybe a little too early.
:Twilight Sparkle: Great, now what do we do?
:Spike: I don't know about you, but I'm gonna be nappin'. [snore]
:Twilight Sparkle: Come on Spike, this is serious business. Winter needs to be wrapped up, and I'm determined to do my part. Somehow.
:Spike: That nest needs to be condemned.
:Rarity: Oh, Spa-ha-hike, it's not so bad, ah, maybe birds can use it as a...
:Spike: An outhouse?
:Spike: You are a natural, Twilight. A natural disaster.
:Pinkie Pie: Twilight, you did a great job your first time around. I'm sure my first time was just as wobbly and bobbly and crasheriffic as yours.
:Twilight Sparkle: Really?
:Pinkie Pie: No.
:Spike: I definitely like the idea of hibernation, uh, except for the "eat less food" part.
:Applejack: Nuts, Twilight, you used magic.
:Spike: The nerve. Can you believe her?
:Applejack: That's not how we do it 'round here, Twilight, and especially not on my farm.
:Twilight Sparkle: I'm a winter mess up.
:Spike: Well you're good at a lot of things, just not nest-making, ice-skating, animal-waking, snow-clearing.
:Twilight Sparkle: [whine] Thanks a lot for making me feel so much better.
:Spike: That's what I'm here for, sister.
:Mayor Mare: If only we could be more organized.
:Twilight Sparkle: Spike! Get my checklist and clipboard, STAT!
:Spike: Eh, yes, ma'am.
:Twilight Sparkle: I know you all want to complete your jobs on time, but arguing is no way to go about it. What you need is organization, and I'm just the pony for the job.
==Gallery==
==See also==
*Winter Wrap Up (event)
==References==
ar:اختتام الشتاء
de:Frühlingsanfang in Ponyville
es:Empacando el Invierno
fr:La Fête de la fin de l'hiver
id:Bersih-Bersih di Musim Dingin
it:La Chiusura dell'Inverno
ja:冬をお片づけ
ko:겨울 마무리
no:Winter Wrap Up
pl:Pożegnanie Zimy
pt:Passagem do Inverno
ru:Последний день зимы
sv:Vädra ut vintern
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