Chapters “Hi, Mr. and Mrs. Cake!” Pinkie greeted the bakery’s owners as she bounced through the door.
The next attempt at preparing muffins was somewhat more successful, although rather fewer blueberries went into the mix than originally planned. By the time two trays of muffins- one Pinkie’s expert creation and the other Derpy’s...slightly less expert work- went into the oven, most of the bright berries were already in Derpy’s belly. But neither pony cared much about that when the kitchen started to smell wonderfully of blueberry muffins.
The bells over the door chimed as Rarity walked into the shop.
The bells on the bakery door chimed again as Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon entered, clearly intent on after-school snacks.
“My name is Pinkie Pie, and I am here to say: I’m gonna make you smile and I will brighten up your day!”
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If Pinkie Pie had one rule, it was that nopony was allowed to cry. Unless they were happy, of course. But Derpy Hooves didn’t look like she was happy. The unpredictable pegasus mare lay on the grass in the shadow of the gazebo in the park, sobbing quietly. Pinkie was confused: it was such a beautiful day, so why would anypony be sad? She skipped over to Derpy, put on her biggest, brightest smile, and said:
