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Created on: November 30, 2008 Last Updated: May 04, 2011
Once upon a time, there lived a prince. His name was Prince Michael. He was a different kind of prince, because he didn't live in no castle. For Prince Michael lived on a ranch because he has a passion for horses. He had five horses all together but only one was his favorite.
His favorite was a white horse with a black star on her thigh. She always come galloping to the fence when she saw Prince Michael coming. He would always give her a apple, because it was her favorite snack. Prince Michael named the horse "Star Gazer", he didn't name the horse after the star on her thigh either. He named her "Star Gazer" because the first time he got her he noticed that at night she would gaze up at the stars. Of course, no one believed him, they all told him that horses don't gaze at anything. But, Prince Michael knew.
He would go out ever night with her and gaze at the stars with her. He loved that horse. But, on this night something magical was going to happen to change Prince Michael's life.
He was out in the field with her, they were gazing up at the stars like they always do. But. this night something different happened, it was right at midnight, they saw a shooting star coming down out of the sky, it looked like it was heading straight for them. As it happened it was heading straight for them.
It missed them from about three inches, it gave a great big loud bang and a flash of light bright enough to blind Prince Michael for about twenty seconds. After, that happened and he his sight back. The first thing Michael done was check on Star Gazer. She look all right from what he could tell. Then he took a look at the thing that fell out of the sky, it left a great big hole in the ground.
"Wow, that was something else, wasn't girl" Prince Michael said to the horse.
"It sure was." replied the horse.
Prince Michael couldn't believe his ears. His horse spoke to him. "You can talk?" Prince Michael asked Star Gazer.
Star Gazer just looked at him and said "What, can you hear me?"
"Yes, I can hear you and understand what your saying." Prince Michael answered.
"Well, this would be a first, maybe it has something to do with the fallen comet." Star Gazer replied.
"Maybe." Prince Michael answered. "Do you really watch the stars at night?"
"Sure, I do, they are the prettiest things that I ever saw in my life." Star Gazer answered him.
" That's how I came up with your name, but no one would believe me." Prince Michael said. "Now, I know that they won't believe me
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