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Literature

The Sand Horse: Part III

A seagull stood in the back, and pecked the air with its sharp beak. -Dear seagull- The Sand Horse asked -What do those neighing noises mean?- -They're the white horses, there in the bay.- The seagull answered. -What are they doing?- -They jump, snail, and shake their tails.- -Where are they going?- To everywhere, to all the ports, to all the shores, to all the horizons.- -I want to go with them!- The Sand Horse exclaimed. -You?- The seagull mocked, laughing and rounding in the air. -You're just a sand horse. You can't go with them.- And all the other seagulls joined to the chorus of laughter and mockeries. So, the Sand Horse tried to move itself. It was a galloping horse, but was still fixed in the beach. It couldn't go with them! The sky was getting dark. The seagulls got far away. The roaring of the sea was getting stronger. Now the horse heard more the neighing noises. -Come with us!- They called. A wave crashed over the beach, bathing it with foam. -Come with us!- They