Book2:KigdomIteDreams

heregionheldahorserathemeadows.Oneday,seeingathinedhorseatthemarketpce,Dimitriboughtitforaverylowprice.Itlookedonandmediocre,buthecouldseeintelligendambitiongleamingfromitseyes.ItmaysienLiMa”-ahorseoflightningspeedandtremendousstayingpower–butitcertainlyhadtheambitionofooDimitri,thatwasbetterthantherealTsienLiMawithnoambitionwhatsoever.HecalleditLightning.Aftercarefulfeedingandexercise,itgrewstrongerandstrongeranditsluxurianthairshone.Dimitristartedtrainingittobearacehorse.Onclosetact,hefoundthatLightningwasnotonlyclever,butalsohadhighselfesteem.Ifadaywentbywithoutaplishment,hewouldrefuseallfeed.Ifamobywithoutmuchimprovement,hewouldfacethewalateonhisshortings.Thus,Lightning’sspeedbecameasswiftasthewindandliveduptohisname.Dimitritookittothemeadowslikeacoach,butsoonitcouldtrainitself.First,itwouldstretddowarm-upexerciseswithitslegsandmuscles.Then,itwouldjogslowlyaroundthemeadow;graduallyincreasingitsspeeduntilitwaslikeastreakoflightning.Throughmonthsofselftraining,itdevelopedaseriesofmovementsthatformeditscheetah-likerunningbodyintoastreamlineioavoidthepressureofair.Winningthechampionshipseemedasurething.Unfortunately,anacthappened.MoleshaddugholesinthegroundandLightningsteppedintoonewhilehewasflyingby.Itfelndbrokeitslefthindleg.Lightnisragdayswererewthinnerandthinnerandmoredespohasproudtemperamentneverged.OnedayDimitriahree-leggedhorseploddedwearilyonawindingmountaintrailtowardstheradiantbloodybeautyofsuheshadowstheycastseemedlohahehorse,withlusterlesseyesanddulldrycoatofhairs