4 The Ghost Horse

CHAPTER 4

The Ghost Horse The prince hitched two horses, Ivan and Scallop, to the rail outside the bakery. The children planned to get an early start, but first they had breakfast—warm blueberry muffins and milk. As they ate, they listened to Mr. Gills wait on a customer. "Those are nice-looking horses you've got out there," said the customer, referring to Scallop and Ivan.

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"One belongs to my daughter, Clara," Mr. Gills said proudly. "And the other to Prince Lucas." The customer nodded and smiled. "Speaking of horses," he went on, "I saw a very unusual one on the mainland yesterday. A white stallion stood in the foothills in the early-morning fog. It looked like a ghost horse. And then it vanished like a ghost too!" Clara's father raised his eyebrows and looked at the man doubtfully. "That is unusual," he commented. "Yes... very unusual," repeated the customer. Then he tucked his loaf of bread into a sack, tipped his hat, and headed for the door. Clara pinched Lucas on the leg. "Are you thinking what I'm thinking?" she whispered.

Lucas nodded. "It might be the pegasus!" "Let's get going," whispered Clara. They packed some muffins and filled their canteens with water. Then they unhitched the horses and galloped across the mainland. When they got to the foothills, they began to look for clues.

Clara pointed to a print on the ground up ahead. "Is that something?" she wondered out loud.