"Ghostly toes, ghostly toes, our mystery, only you know," whispered Peaches to her ten, snow-pea shaped toes. She rubbed them together softly. Peaches drifted off into dreamland.
"Where is the sun? Where is the rain? My apple trees will never grow," spoke a snow, white unicorn.
"Hello. My name is Peaches. This is my favorite blanket, Ki-Ki. Wow! I've never met a unicorn before. What is your name?"
"Hello, Peaches and Ki-Ki. My name is Starlight. How did you two get here to my apple prairie? My apple prairie is top secret! I'm the only unicorn that knows it's here," explained Starlight.
"My ghostly toes brought Ki-Ki and I here," giggled Peaches.
"I'm afraid of ghosts! Ghosts are scary!" Starlight covered his sky, blue eyes with his golden, colored wings.
"Sralight, my ghostly toes are friendly and magical. They take me on fun adventures in dream land. I whisper to them and rub them together softly. Take a peek, Starlight," offered Peaches.
Starlight lifted his golden wings. He slowly opened his sky, blue eyes. Starlight leaped up on his two, hind legs. A huge smile appeared on his face! Starlight was happy to see Peaches wiggle her friendly, ten, ghostly toes.
"Hooray! Your ghostly toes are friendly and magic? Can they help me with my apple prairie? I can't seem to get the apples to grow on the trees. There's no sun. There's no rain. Only that one, lonely, dark cloud. Look up there, Peaches," Starlight pointed to the lonely, dark cloud.
"Oh, I see. The cloud does look lonely. I noticed you have lots of trees but no apples. I bet my ghostly toes can help. Ghostly toes, ghostly toes, our mystery, only you know," whispered Peaches. She began rubbing her toes softly together.
"Hello, my friends," spoke a deep voice. "I'm up here."
Peaches opened her eyes. She held Ki-Ki tightly. Starlight and Peaches looked up at the cloud in the sky. His face was sad.
"Hello, Mr. Cloud. My name is Peaches. This is my favorite blanket, Ki-Ki."
"How do you do, Mr. Cloud? My name is Starlight."
"Yes, Starlight. I've been watching you. I'm glad Ki-Ki, Peaches and her ghostly toes arrived here from dream land. I believe her ghostly toes will help you on this magical, adventure. Good luck to you all," said Mr. Cloud. Magically, his face and voice disappeared. Once again, one sad, lonely cloud.
"What did Mr. Cloud mean, Ki-Ki and Peaches? Maybe he's sad because I failed at growing apples in my apple prairie. I feel sad," whimpered Starlight. He quickly lowered his head. His golden, wings lay flat down on his sides. Tears flowed down his face.
"Starlight, Mr. Cloud said he was glad that Ki-Ki, myself and my ghostly toes were here. He also said my ghostly toes could help. Please lift your head, Starlight," said Peaches.
Starlight slowly lifted his head. Peaches gently wiped away Starlight's tears with Ki-Ki. Peaches also shined up Starlight's rainbow, colored horn with Ki-Ki.
"Thank you, Peaches and Ki-Ki. You're both so kind. But I've failed with my apple prairie."
"Ghostly toes, ghostly toes, our mystery, only you know," whispered Peaches to her ten, snow-pea shaped toes. She rubbed them together, softly. "Is this your barn house that we're in, Starlight?"
"Yes, Peaches. It is. Why would your ghostly toes bring us to my barn house?"
Starlight was puzzled. He began showing Peaches and Ki-Ki his barn house. He first showed them his living room.
"Starlight, your living room is beautiful! I love your rainbow paintings. These hay sofas are fun to sit on." Peaches bounced up and down on the hay sofas.
"Come on Peaches and Ki-Ki. I want to show you my kitchen." Starlight trotted to his kitchen.
"Where is your light switch to the living room, Starlight?"
"It's right there. Next to the hay sofa, Peaches."
"Do you mind if I turn off the light, Starlight?"
"Why, Peaches? I always leave my lights on," said Starlight.
"Starlight, you waste energy by leaving lights on when you're not using them." Peaches turned off the light switch in the living room.
"Oh. Thank you, Peaches. I will have to remember that." Starlight then showed Peaches and Ki-Ki his kitchen.
"Starlight, your kitchen is so big! It's amazing! Your apple shaped table is neat. So are the apple shaped chairs and stove," giggled Peaches.
"I want to show you my room, Peaches and Ki-Ki. But first, let me turn off the kitchen light switch." With a smile, Starlight turned off the light switch. He galloped to his room. "Here is my room," neighed Starlight.
"Wow! I've never seen a rainbow bed before. It's so colorful! Who is that talking?"
"Peaches, that's my television. I was watching a show on growing apples earlier. I will turn off the television and light now." Starlight trotted out of his room and down his hallway. Peaches skipped behind Starlight holding Ki-Ki.
"You're bathroom is so cute, Starlight. Your tub is so wide and tall! I love the unicorn pictures on the wall," said Peaches. "What's that noise?"
"I must have forgotten to turn the sink water all the way off." Starlight turned off the sink water and bathroom light.
"I'm so proud of you, Starlight! You are learning to save energy and water! Hooray!"
Peaches, Ki-Ki and Starlight double checked all the barn, house lights and faucets. All the lights were off. All the faucets were off. The three friends skipped and trotted back to the apple prairie.
"Peaches, Ki-Ki, look!"
"Starlight, your trees are full of apples," cheered Peaches!
"Hooray! The sun is here! I feel raindrops, too," neighed Starlight.
The three friends jumped and leaped for joy! Starlight's apple prairie trees had finally grew big, red, juicy apples! Over the apple prairie was a beautiful rainbow. Starlight's golden, wings spread wide open with pride!
"It's time for Ki-Ki and I to go back to dream land. Good bye, Starlight."
"Good bye, Peaches and Ki-Ki. Here, take grand apple from my apple prairie with you." Starlight tossed an apple to Peaches.
"Thank you, Starlight."
"Thank you both for this fun, magical adventure." Starlight trotted deep into his apple prairie.
"Ghostly toes, ghostly toes, our mystery, only you know," whispered Peaches to her ten, snow-pea shaped toes. Peaches and Ki-Ki drifted back to dream land.
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