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Speaker 1: Welcome Back friends to short stories for kids.

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Speaker 2: The Magical Quest of Sparkle the Unicorn. One day in

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the Magical Kingdom of Unicorns, all the lovely unicorns awoke

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to find the great big crystal at the heart of

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their village gone. This was terrible. The crystal gave all

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the unicorns their special powers. Without it, they couldn't fly

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or use their unicorn magic. But where could it have gone?

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All the unicorns were panicking, racing around trying to find

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out what could have happened. Rainbow Maine, the leader of

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the unicorns, headed to the town square to make an

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announcement in the spot where the crystal used to see.

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Dear friends, Rainbow Main announced, you all know our magic

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crystal has vanished. The guards at our little village have

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told me that the crystal was stolen last night. The

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unicorns all gasped, who would do such a thing? And

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the person who stole it was the old wicked witch.

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Atop the hill beyond Fearsome Forest. The unicorns gasp again.

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Fearsome Forest was a very scary place. It was dark

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and dingy, and no one had ever gone there. Rainbow

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Main went on, I need to ask one brave unicorn

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to venture to the old wicked Witch's castle to try

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and retrieve the crystal, and whoever chooses to go, we'll

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have to brave fearsome forest. Do I have any takers?

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The unicorns all went silent. Only slight mumbles were passed

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between them. I'll go, cried a small voice. There was

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a sound of hoofs trotting over the cobbles of the

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village square, and the youngest and smallest unicorn, Sparklehoof, stepped out.

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Sparklehoof only came to the knees of the other unicorns,

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but what she lacked in size she had in heart.

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The bigger unicorns all laughed. How could a creature a

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smallest Sparkle Hoof save them? Sparklehoof grunted, and blue air

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from her nose and lips. Sparklehoof Rainbow Main announced, why

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do you choose to take up such a dangerous quest?

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Because my parents have lost their powers. They used to

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love flying in the sky and using their magic. I'm

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too young to be able to use my wings in magic,

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and I want to help them. I want to help

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all the unicorns. Rainbow Main smiled down at Sparklehoof. Your

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bravery is admired, Sparklehoof, but I'm afraid venturing into Fearsome

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Forest would be far too dangerous for a little one

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like you. Tomorrow, the Council of Unicorns will pick a

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unicorn to go forth and face the old wicked witch.

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That is the way it should be, decided. All of

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the unicorns went back to their little stables that night.

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Sparklehoof was annoyed. Why didn't they take her seriously? When

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all the unicorns were asleep, Sparklehoof decided she would find

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the crystal all by herself. She snuck out of her

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parents' stable and galloped through the unicorn village as quietly

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as she could. Then, as she went to the village's edge,

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she faced the entrance to Fearsome Forest. It was dark

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inside the forest, she could hear the nighttime bats chirping.

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Here goes nothing, Sparklehoof said to herself, and galloped along

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the dirt track into the forest. As she entered, everything

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got darker. All she could see was the moon above

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shining through the old trees. Out of nowhere, an odd

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light came shooting towards sparkle Hoof. Whoah, she cried, ducking

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as the light zoomed over her head. Then the light

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whizzed and came back around and floated next to Sparklehoof.

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She stared at the odd little entity. It was a

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firefly with a kind little face. You will need my

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big bright light with it. The woods won't give you

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a fright, rhymed the little firefly. Suddenly the woods became illuminated.

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With the help of the firefly, they weren't so scary anymore.

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What's your name, asked sparkle Hoof. Fuzzy Buzzy exclaimed the firefly.

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I heard what happened to your magic stone. I'll help

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you retrieve it, and never will I moan. Sparkle Hoof laughed.

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It was very kind of the little firefly to offer

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it to help. They both traveled together through the dark forest.

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Everything about fearsome forest was less scary with Sparklehoof's new

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bright friend. As they rounded a corner, footsteps were cracking

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under a bush. Who could it be? A pair of

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glowing eyes peered out of the dark. Sparklehoof and Fuzzy

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Buzzy gasped. Then Fuzzy Buzzy flew forward and illuminated the

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hidden figure. It was a friendly fox. I'm Foxy Loxy,

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said the fox, and I'm here to help on your quest.

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I used to be a night once, but the Wicked

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Witch put a spell on me and turned me into

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a fox. Then you can come too, Sparklehof announced. The

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three new friends made it to the other side of

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Fearsome Forest, right outside the Wicked Witch's castle. We're here,

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said Sparklehoof. How are you going to get the crystal back?

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Fuzzy Buzzy, he asked, It's very heavy, Foxy Loxy added.

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Sparklehoof didn't know the answer, but they had come this far,

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so now they had to find a way to succeed

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in their mission. Sparklehoof trotted to the side of the

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Wicked Witch's castle and peered through a window. The Wicked

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Witch was stirring her cauldron inside, and the Unicorn's magic

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crystal was next to her. Isn't it sad? Isn't it tragic?

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I have the crystal to the Unicorn's magic, she laughed.

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Sparklehoof had a plan and whispered it to her new

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friends as the Wicked witch stirred her cauldron. Buzzy Buzzy

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flew through the window and started to circle the witch

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get away. The wicked Witch cried as she staggered backward.

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Foxy Loxy crept behind her legs and crouched down. Then

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Sparklehoof ran in and kicked her little back legs out,

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sending the Wicked Witch backward. So she fell over Foxy

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Loxy and flew out the window into the old swamp outside. Outstanding,

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cried Fuzzy Buzzy. The three new friends all stood around

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the magic crystal. How will we get it back to

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the Unicorn village, asked Foxy Loxy. Sparklehoof lowered her head

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and touched her unicorn horn to the crystal. Then, in

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a flash of light, Sparklehoof suddenly grew into a full

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size unicorn with great wings. Wow, said Fuzzy Buzzy. Sparkle

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Hoof flapped her wings, flew up in the air, and

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put her four hoofs on the crystal. Then, using her

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unicorn magic, she flew up in the air with the

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crystal attached to her magic hooves. Fuzzy Buzzy and Foxy

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Loxy jumped on sparkle Hoof's back and flew back with her.

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As she soared back to the Unicorn village. The next morning,

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all the unicorns cheered when they saw the crystal was

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back where it belonged. Then all gaped in awe at

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how big and beautiful Sparklehoof had become. Using her magic,

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Sparklehoof returned Foxy Loxy to the brave Night he once was,

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and ever since that day, Sparklehoof, the Brave Knight, Foxy

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and Fuzzy Buzzy all lived happily together in the Unicorn

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Kingdom and were hailed as the heroes they deserved to be.

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The end