please give us a good home

"Mom, tomorrow is my birthday and do you remember what you said? " asked Alex.

"Yes, you will be able to babysit when your are 12, but Alex you know your are not ready. You have school to do and how many ARE you going to babysit? " Mom asked.

That question bothered Alex. Maybe her Mother was right. Maybe she wasn't ready after all. But how can you give up on your wish with just your mom saying that you can't? Well Alex isn't going to give up! She is going to fight until she has got what she wants! "

If you want to prove that you ARE ready, why don't you babysit something that isn't a baby?" Mom asked.

"Wait! how did- oh never mind. Well what IS something I can babysit that isn't a baby? I mean what is-" Alex stopped herself. Was her very own Mom... no she can't! Was her Mom not wanting her to go on with her dream? " MOM!!! "

"Now dear, it's time to go to sleep and tomorrow is a big day for you!"

Now you should know that all of Alex's birthdays always are lame. Her Mom always does nothing but get a lame birthday gift and no party at all. She wasn't expecting much from this birthday and she was right. As the day went on, her Mom went shopping for "things" which means a boring present for her. She was alone at home and was having the most boring birthday ever. It was 5 minutes after she left, when the door bell rang. Alex didn't even think twice when she opened the door and found a basket full of fillies. One of them, at the center, had purple hair and a white coat. She had a blanket with her. On her right was a rainbow colored filly with a light blue coat and a charm that looked like it was made from gold. On the purple haired filly's left flank was a pink filly with a cupcake. On the bottom was a pink haired filly with a yellow coat. She had a small nest with a bird on top. On her right was a filly with yellow hair and orange coat. She had a cowboy hat and an apple too. The last one had dark-light purple hair and light purple coat. She had a book called "My First Bedtime Story". They all were crying and a note was in the back that said "Please give us a good home".

( the picture is the front cover)

Alex didn't know what to do. Nobody was there and they looked like they did need a home. The thought that they were ponies was strange, but it WAS her birthday and the thought that this might be her birthday gift was stranger! Well, what could go wrong? Alex took the basket and went inside. She needed to tell her Mom, but she was out for shopping. She was all alone and the fillies were already running around and flying! The note was still there, so she read it.

As she was finishing it, she now understood what the fillies liked to do and what names they had. Alex had to keep them busy, so she gave Rarity some fabric to make dresses, Twilight some books to read, and Applejack some apples. She gave Pinkie a balloon, Fluttershy a stuffed bunny, and Rainbow Dash a juice box. As the fillies quited down, Alex took them upstairs to her room. The basket was there and she put all of the fillies on her bed.

"Now all of you stay here and i will make a bed for you cute little fillies."

By the time she was finished, the fillies were sleeping on her bed. Alex put them in their bed basket and came down stairs. The door bell rang when she got down and so she went to open it. Her Mom was there with a bag standing outside.

"So, how have you been?" Mom asked her.

There where so many things to tell her, but all that came out was "We got new fillies!"

Mom looked like it was a some kind of a joke.

"It's true! They are sleeping upstairs in my room now."

As Alex showed her Mom the note and the fillies and told her everything that happened, she looked surprised. " Well this is something. It's not my gift to you but..." her Mom stopped and looked at Alex. she thought for a moment and then said "As long as you can tame them, they can stay." Alex hugged her mom.

"Oh thank you"

" But what are you going to do when they will grow up?"

"Well, we could let them stay here-"

" -Or you will let them go."

" But-"

" Don't push it."