Introducing the new pony, Ellie

It’s incredible to think there are people out there who don’t like ponies, but there are, and Megan’s Aunt Ellie is one of them.

So, when one of the new ponies in the district turns out to be called Ellie, Megan is aghast. Aunt Ellie will think it’s a deliberate insult.

The only good thing about Aunt Ellie’s visits is the envelope with Megan’s name on and pocket money inside that she places on the sideboard before she leaves to go home (Megan’s dad says the only good thing about Aunt Ellie’s visits is that she leaves at all, but he says it quietly because Megan’s mum hits him with a rolled-up newspaper if she hears him).

The least little thing makes Aunt Ellie forget that all-important envelope; things like Megan taking a horse upstairs to her bedroom that time, which was really unfair because she hadn’t meant to.

So when she comes to stay, Ellie and Aunt Ellie simply must be kept apart.

That shouldn’t be difficult, with Aunt Ellie not being a horsey person, but we all know that things are never that simple.