When my ma was rushed to the hospital, there was an silent and stressed feeling in the air. Granny Smith would pace the floor nervously while I shut myself in my room, trying to forget that I would have a little sister.



My pa came 首页 the evening after ma and he had left. He seemed quite happy. "Your ma had a beautiful filly," he told me. "You're gonna 爱情 'er!"



I wasn't so sure.



Granny Smith was then frantic. She made a warm cake in a matter of minutes. It was a sweet vanilla with chunks of apples and 苹果 frosting.



Granny set it on the table. "I'm so excited!" she yelled to me as I inhaled the scents of the delicious cake.



I admit--I was quite excited, too. But Granny Smith was absolutely ecstatic. I didn't really understand why she felt that way.



At least, until I saw my sister.



When my ma walked in, bleary-eyed but grinning, I saw a flash of yellow hair. I tried to peer over, but my ma gently hid my sister.



"I want 你 to see her at the cake, 'kay?" she whispered.



So, Ma trotted into the dining room. A few 分钟 later, Pa called me in.



"Come and see your sister."



I did. And my 心 stopped.



My sister was beautiful. Her yellow mane was already long and her 橙子, 橙色 涂层, 外套 gleamed in the light. She blinked at me with two wide, bright green eyes.




I dropped lower so I was level with her. Her eyes bored into mine. I looked up at my parents. They grinned down at me.



"Meet Applejack."