The Mysterious Horse Of Sable Island

Chapter 2

I decided to go down to the beach. When I got down there, there was a whole herd of horses standing by the water. I noticed something strange about them. All the horses were standing in a circle around a horse who looked injured. I felt so bad for it and I wished I could do something to help, but the rule was that you are not allowed near the horses. I thought that the horses were so amazing, how they protected that injured horse to keep it safe, so I run back to Ashley's house to tell her about it.

The next day, I heard something beating on my window. I glanced over at my clock and saw that it was 5:30am. I got up sleepily and opened the the curtains and looked out and I saw a horse. I was so surprised to see a horse at my window. They are not very social at all, but this one seemed different. I got up out of my bed and opened the door. I have to tell Ashley! I walked to Ashley's room as quiet as a mouse, trying not to wake up her parents. I opened her door and whispered, "Ashley, wake up!".

She woke and she said, " Katie, what is it?".

There is a horse outside my window!!!!!" I say.

Ashley got up and we both went to my room and looked out the window. The horse is still there. Ashley and I got our shoes and jackets and go out to get a better look at the horse. We figure out that the mysterious horse is a gelding and he seems to be very interested in us. We walked a bit closer and I realized that it is the same horse I saw when I went for a walk on the beach that morning.

Now that I am up close to the horse, I can see that he has a massive wound on his right hand leg. It looked very painful. There are no doctors on Sable Island to fix the cuts on his leg. Ashley and I gave each other a sad look.

"Should we try to help him?" said Ashley

"I don't know." I say.

I tried to step toward the horse a bit more and I accidentally stepped on a twig and it made a snapping noise that startled the horse and made it half hobble, half run away. I felt so bad for the horse and I could tell Ashley did too, judging by the look on her face. All we could do was wait and see if the horse comes back.