It's Summertime in Ponyville, which means it's the height of Tourist Season! Visitors from all over the globe flock to the once-tiny hamlet to see the Princess Sparkle, take pictures, and get to know the natives!

One particular visitor is a gentle stallion from Hoofgaria, who, armed with a phrasebook he'd purchased from a pair of twin unicorn brothers who had assured him would make his stay in Equestria a pleasant one, decides to go shopping one afternoon soon after his arrival.

He never saw it coming...