My Little Pony Monthly Issue 6 (September 1,
1997)
My Little Pony Monthly
Established June 1997
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Issue 6
September 1997
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You may have noticed that My Little Pony Monthly actually came out twice a month in
June and July when a person could spend more time on the finer things in life (namely, My Little
Ponies); but with the start of school in August, publication has gone to once a month and will be
sent on the first day of the month.
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PONY WARS
by Sugarberry
With her head deep in a patch of Queen Anne's Lace, Bangles was surprised when a
voice
asked, "What're you doing, Bangles?"
Bangles lifted her head and smiled to see one of her friends, Mint Dreams, standing
close
by. "I'm picking flowers to use in my potpourri," giggled Bangles.
"What's that?" questioned Mint Dreams with interest.
"A mixture of flowers, leaves, and fragrance that makes a room smell nice," explained
Bangles. "See all the lacey while flowers I've picked already?"
Just then, Seaflower bounced up. "Hi, Mint Dreams! Look, Bangles, I found tons of
clover; isn't the deep purple shade beautiful?"
"It sure is!" exclaimed Bangles. "Purple's my favorite color!"
"Is that Night Glider I see over by the lane?" asked Mint Dreams. "Let's see what
flowers
she found."
Bangles, Mint Dreams, and Seaflower raced to Night Glider, laughing and teasing as
they
ran. When they reached Night Glider, Cuddles had also arrived with her bag of flowers.
"Look at my bergamot blossoms," Night Glider squealed. "They smell like mint!"
Cuddles had found the only yellow flowers, toadflax. "My Mom calls this ‘butter and
eggs,'" she informed the girls.
After finding some fern-like green leaves from the yarrow plant to add contrast to their
flower blossoms, the group scampered across the meadow to the Paradise Estate where they
raided the refrigerator for ice-cold lemonade. Night Glider found cookies and Cuddles found
cupcakes, so they were soon refreshed.
"What will you do with the flowers now?"Mint Dreams asked.
"Oh, now I'll spread them on a screen in the sunshine to dry them," explained Bangles.
"It
takes awhile before they are completely dry."
"Then what?" queried Seaflower.
"When the flowers are dry, I'll put them between circles of lace material in a wooden
hoop--add bow trim and hang on the wall to bring the delicate scent of the meadow indoors. I'm
planning to sell them at the Craft Fair next week," breathlessly finished Bangles.
"Sounds cool," quipped Mint Dreams.
"And tomorrow," continued Bangles, "Posey is going to let me pick some of her garden
flowers for my potpourri, too. Anyone want to help?"
"Sure thing! Yes! I'll be there!" rang out a chorus of voices.
"Great!" said Bangles. "See you at Posey's at 1:00 P.M. tomorrow!" Then everyone
went her own way to do her chores for the day.
* * *
The next morning was sunny and bright. After hours of drying and sorting flowers,
Bangles headed for Posey's garden. When she arrived, she found Posey busy watering her
plants.
"Hi, Bangles!" Posey called. "The flowers are beautiful today, if I do say so
myself."
"Oh, Posey, they are beautiful," Bangles exclaimed.
Just then, Cuddles appeared at the garden gate. "Come on in," invited Posey.
"Your flowers are the best," complimented Cuddles. "How do we decide which ones to
pick?"
"You definitely want roses," Posey suggested. "They have the longest-lasting
fragrance."
"And lavender and lemon verbena work well, too," added Bangles.
So Bangles and Cuddles spent a happy afternoon choosing the brightest, most colorful,
and best-smelling flowers in the garden. Afterwards, Posey treated them to ice cream cones,
triple-decker. Then they headed home.
"Why didn't Mint Dreams or Seaflower or Night Glider show up?" wondered Bangles.
Cuddles had no idea, either.
* * *
"Bri-I-I-ing." Bangles' alarm clock roused her from her dreams in which she was
drowning in a huge tub of flower petals. She fought her way to wakefulness to find herself
wrapped mummy-like in her floral comforter.
As her mind cleared, Bangles exclaimed to herself, "Today's the Craft Fair! I've got so
much to do! Hope all the girls show-up to help!" After breakfast, she packed all her beribboned
potpourri hangings in a big box and headed for the Craft Fair. She found herself singing along
with the birds as she happily walked along.
Shortly, Cuddles joined Bangles. "Bangles, you'll never guess why Mint Dreams and the
others haven't been around to help us!" she exclaimed.
"Why? They aren't sick, are they?" asked Bangles.
"Worse!" said Cuddles. "They went into the potpourri business on their own! They will
be selling them at the Craft Fair, too!"
"No!" said Bangles. "They wouldn't do that!"
"Oh, yes they would....and did! Mint Dreams even asked me to help," Cuddles
admitted.
To Bangles, it seemed as if the birds had suddenly quit singing and the fresh morning air
felt suddenly cold. "Why would they steal my idea?" asked Bangles; a tear slowly stole down her
face and landed on the potpourri with a rustle.
Cuddles looked sadly at her friend and tried to cheer her. "Look at all the people
coming
To the Craft Fair already! We'd better hurry, Bangles!"
"I hope Mint Dreams flowers weren't properly dried and end up moldy," Bangles
muttered under her breath.
* * *
Cuddles and Bangles were soon busily setting up their display on a table reserved for
them. The aromatic arrangements soon attracted many shoppers who spent time choosing
between the different combinations of petals and colors.
When Posey stopped by the table, she was already carrying a woven willow basket with
dried meadow flowers in it. "Look, Bangles," she cried. "I bought this from Mint Dreams. Isn't
it lovely?"
"Sure is," groaned Bangles. "But why did she make potpourri just like me?"
"Yes," added Cuddles. "It was Bangles' idea."
"Girls," said Posey, "there's plenty of room for two potpourri crafters in Ponyland. We
all
enjoy the beauty of flowers."
"But look, you've chosen Mint Dreams' arrangement over mine," sniffed Bangles. "How
many others will prefer hers?"
"Bangles, I don't ‘prefer' her's. I like both of you girls' ideas. I bought Mint Dreams'
basket for my powder room, and I'm going to buy one of your hanging arrangements with my
rose petals in it for my kitchen," explained Posey.
"Really?" queried Bangles shakily. "Do you really mean that?"
"Of course, Bangles!" smiled Posey. "You both have done an excellent job."
"Oh, Posey," interjected Cuddles, "you'd better pick one soon, or they'll be all
gone."
It was true. Only two of the potpourris remained on the table. Posey picked one with
lots
of red and pink rose petals along with the white Queen Anne's Lace. "This will be lovely hanging
over my telephone stand," she decided, "and I can enjoy the fragrance of my flowers even when
I'm stuck indoors."
* * *
All too quickly, the Craft Fair was over. Bangles and Cuddles were helping
clean-up
when Bangles caught sight of Mint Dreams at the other end of the room. Bangles headed
towards her just as Mint Dreams caught sight of her; the two met at the center of the room.
"Hi, Mint Dreams," began Bangles. "Posey showed me one of your baskets, and you
did
a nice job."
"Thanks, Bangles," said Mint Dreams. "Your potpourri project looked like such fun
that I
wanted to try me hand at it. Hope you don't mind."
"Bangles cringed for just a second as she remembered her original unhappiness at
learning
that Mint Dreams was doing a similar project, but managed a smile and said, "No, I don't mind.
There's plenty of room for the two of us."
Cuddles, Night Glider, and Seaflower rushed up, and Night Glider called out,
"I'm hungry! Let's eat!"
Mint Dreams looked at Bangles, and Bangles grinned at Mint Dreams. "Let's treat this
crew to banana splits at the Ice Cream Parlor," said Bangles.
"Good idea," giggled Mint Dreams. "I was wondering how I'd share the profits of this
venture. Everyone to the Ice Cream Parlor!"
So off they ran--tears forgotten and friendship stronger than ever.
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Hasbro's Dilemma
By BLOSSOM
One of the biggest toy companies, Hasbro, has had a big decision to make about
bringing
back one of their extinct toys, My Little Ponies.
For a whole decade those six-inch high horses were the titans of the toy business,
standing
tall with Barbie and G. I. Joe. They were the perfect toy. Boys and girls loved them and could
play with them without stereotypes kicking in. These colorful colts didn't mandate that you want
to grow up to be a seven-foot tall anorexic blond bubble head, or a high-ranking Army murderer.
If anything, they encouraged you to make your own choices.
Now Hasbro (having been scared away from continuing the line by competitors
threatening to take them to court for pushing the toy too much in their popular cartoon) wants a
second chance with disenheartened pony collectors to re-erect the MLP dynasty. Most are
skeptical about quality and variety of this new breed proposed, but Hasbro has assured consumer
reporters that the quality will be the same, and new breeds will roam Paradise Estate and Dream
Castle. I only hope for their sake that they're right.
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How to make pancakes: (stove needed)
You will need:
2 eggs
flour
1 cup
bowl
butter
frying pan
milk
How to make:
Put the pan on the stove & fill the bowl with 2 cups of flour. Then crac k 2 eggs into the
bowl & throw the egg shells in the trash. Next put 1 cup of milk into the bowl. Then put some
butter in the pan. Afterward turn the stove on lo w. Put some of the pancake mix in the pan. Turn
the pancakes over after a while. When they're brownish yellowish you can put syrup on the
pancakes & you can eat them.
Recipe by:
Sherbet
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TOUR DE DARK FOREST
By Tabby
The sixth annual Tour de Dark Forest bicycle tour which takes in portions of the Dark
Forest National Wildlife Refuge is planned next Wednesday.
The Wednesday event will offer a 20- mile ride as well as a 50- mile ride.
Lunch will be provided for those that ride 50 miles. All participants are invited to the
after-ride party.
The Tour de Dark Forest will raise money for the benefit of Ponyland General
Hospital.
Registration starts at 8 at the parking lot of the Dark Forest National Wildlife
Refuge.
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Pound Cake
by Applejack
6 eggs
2 cups sugar (mix those 2)
2 tsp vanilla
3 cups flour, sifted
1 pint sweet cream, whipped
Your pan needs to be 10 inches across 3 ½ inches deep 8 ½ in at bottom
Mix eggs and sugar; add vanilla and flour; beat well; fold in whipped cream; bake in a 250degree
oven for 1 and 1 1/4 hours.
It's really good!!!
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The Pony Olympics, a behind the scenes report by Applejack
Last week the ponies held the "Pony Olympics." Of course, I watched!! They had soo
many events-- swimming, gymnastics, basketball, baseball, soccer, volleyball, and lacrosse. The
winners were as follows--
Swimming
100 meter freestyle - Backstroke
500 meter freestyle - Sea Winkle
50 meter butterfly - Tiny Bubbles
100 meter butterfly - Wave Dancer
1650 freestyle - White Cap
Gymnastics
All Around - Lickety Split
Beam - Dainty
Vault - An unexpected Applejack!
Bars - Tootsie
Floor - Shady
Basketball
The Sweetheart Sisters!
Baseball
The So Softs!!
Soccer
The Unicorns!!
Volleyball
The Pegasi!!
Lacrosse
The Happy Tails!!
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APPLEJACK UNEXPECTEDLY TAKES THE GOLD IN THE VAULT IN THE
PONY OLYMPICS!
Last week the Pony Olympics were held. All the "athletic" ponies were in it. Applejack
was a replacement for the injured favorite, Posey . Posey suddenly broke her hoof. Applejack
stepped up and said, "Okay, I'll do it." She had NO training. Besides all the controversy that had
to do with it-- Can she compete?
Gusty, the coach, showed her a simple vault. She tried it in the 25-minute warm-up;
Applejack caught on and learned another.
When competition time rolled around, Applejack was sweaty and ready. She was first
event, vault, last seated and last to go. Applejack watched while one after the other, Lickety
Split, Sweet Stuff, Heart Throb, and Firefly flopped their vaults and she was next!! Buttons, the
announcer, called Applejack and she went up. She started her run and said to herself, "Up, strong
hooves, over."
It worked! She completed the vault with only a slight step on the landing! Her score
for
the first vault was 9.05. To win she needed a 9.0 or higher on her second vault . She walked
nervously down to the start, started her run and said to herself, "Come on push, up, over."
BOOM! Strong off the vault, perfect in the air. Her second score was a 9.75!! The
crowd went crazy chanting "Applejack, Applejack!!!"
Will she do it next year?? We'll just have to wait and see :-)
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NEEDING HELP IDENTIFYING
Hello, my name is Joey and I have a baby MLP that I got in good condition at a
second-hand store. The only problem is that I don't know what her name is! She's lavender with
purple\blue hair, and she's got little blue and purple flowers all over her sides. The flowers have a
little bit of orange in them. Her foot is scratched so I can't tell what year she is. Please help me.
Thanx,
Blu Flyer
Bluflyer@Juno.com
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CHEERLEADING TRYOUTS HELD
By Tabby
Dream Valley High School cheerleading tryouts will begin on Monday.
All interested ponies are asked to meet in the gym lobby at 9:00 sharp and be dressed
for a
workout.
Practices will take place on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday from 9 to 11:30 with the
final cut being on Wednesday.
Those who make the squad will continue to practice on Thursday and Friday.
If you have any questions, you are asked to call Flower Dream at 567-CHEER.
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HOW TO REMOVE RUST FROM PONY HAIR
by Glory
Don't you just hate it when one of your ponies has spent a little too much time in the
water and, as a result, they have rust in their hair. Rust is a very common problem in MLPs,
especially the drink and wet ones. How do you get rid of it? Simple.
Go to the store and buy a bottle of "The Rust Gun." The company that makes it is
called
"FAST." Test the product on inconspicuous areas of the body and the hair. If nothing happens,
then the product is safe to use on your pony.
Spray some "Rust Gun" on the rusty areas and work the stuff into the hair. Let it sit for
about three minutes, and then wash it out with soapy water. Most of the rust will be gone! And
if you repeat the procedure, you will be able to remove 100% of the rust and your pony will once
again have beautiful hair!
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Invento Ponies
by Applejack
Mommy and Baby Fun Sets with matching outfits-
SSSSKIER and Baby SSSSKIER (hehehe love the name)- light light blue Earthlings with white
hair and skis and falling snow on rear; come with little skis you can strap on and matching
snowsuits :0)
Sweet Lovin and Baby Sweet Lovin- red Unicorns with candy hearts on rumps purple hair with a
red streak; come with a little box of those Valentines Day heart candies and matching purple
dresses
Lightning and Baby Lightning- white Pegasus with purple hair wing and silver lightning on rump;
both come with matching roller blades and blue shirts
Sweat and Baby Sweat- light blue with pink hair Earthlings with weights on rumps; come with
matching outfits like little spandex shorts and tee shirts and both have a set of weights
2 Tone Ponies!! These ponies had one color at the head and it fades to another by the rump their
hair is another two colors but mixed like the rainbow ponies hair
Jumper- Earth, starts blue at the head fades to purple, has pink and white hair and a fence like that
real horses jump over on rump
Book Worm- starts mint green and fades to pale purple Earthling, white and pink hair a book on
rump
Byte- yellow, fades to green, white and gold hair (not tinsel), a computer on rump, Earthling
VVVRRROOMMM!!!- fades red to purple, blue and white hair, Pegasus, sports car on rump
Flight- pegasus, fades white to yellow, mint green and light light purple hair, blue sky and a cloud
on rump
Boy and Girl Twins
Girl- Doris, purple with light blue hair, blue teddy on rump, Earthlings
Boy- Danny, light blue, purple hair, blue teddy on rump
Girl- Hippety, pink with blue hair, a hopping bunny on rump, Unicorns
Boy- Hop, blue with pink hair, a hopping bunny on rump; 1st boy unicorn, right?
Girl- Fly Away, pegasus, yellow and purple (hair), stars on rump
Boy- Fly Away same name :0); the only twins in this set with the same name and colors, and the
1st boy pegasus!! Right?
(In that set the boys would be stockier and a BIT taller than the girls.)
Ski Ponies!! These ponies would all come with a pair of skis. (Big name ski companies like
Dynastar and Rossingol would sponsor Hasbro in making these ponies) They are all Earthlings
and come with the latest fashions in ski gear :0) They would also have boots that clipped into skis
like real bindings.
Bump- light purple with blue hair, a mogul (snow bump) on rump, comes with my skis!! Black,
yellow and green Dynastars, yellow poles, black boots, a bright yellow fluffy jacket, a toboggan
hat (a real long hat that ends near butt)
Jump- yellow with white hair, a ski on rump, comes with purple Rossingol skis, black poles, a
purple parka jacket, a simple black hat, and purple boots
Extreme- green with purple hair, a wild skier on rump, comes with bright yellow and black Elan
skis, black poles, a jester hat, and a yellow and black jacket, black boots
Havin' Fun- orange with yellow hair, a blue parka, Black Solomen skis, blue boots, a black fluff
hat, a smile on rump
Gym Ponies!!- These ponies are workin' out!! All come with a gym bag filled with weights and a
sweatband and come with two gym outfits!
Work It- pink with purple hair w/ white streak, legs running on rump, Unicorn
outfits- purple sweatsuit and black shorts and a white tee shirt
Feel the Burn- blue pony with red hair, a sneaker on rump, Earthling
outfits - a red sweatsuit and purple umbro shorts and a striped tee
Fit- Pegasus, yellow, golden hair, drops of sweat on rump
outfits- a red sweat shirt and black pants and blue Umbro type shorts and a purple tee
Buffly- Earth, green, white hair, a sweat band on rump
outfits- a yellow sweatsuit, and black shorts and a white tee
Sports Ponies These ponies play sports!! They all come with the appropriate gear and uniforms;
all Earth ponies.
SoccerLuvn- white, purple hair, a soccer ball on rump, a purple tee shirt, blue umbro shorts, and
a soccer ball and cleats!!
LAXLuvn- a lacrosse player, white, blue hair, a lacrosse stick on rump, comes with a lacrosse
stick and ball, a blue sweatshirt and purple UMBRO type shorts and cleats!
GolfLuvn- white, yellow hair, a golf ball rolling on grass on the rump, comes with golf shoes, a
putter, and a ball, and plaid pants and a Polo tee
BaseballLuvn- white, green hair, a bat on rump, comes with a baseball, a bat, and a baseball tee
shirt and sneakers
BasketBallLuvn- white, orange hair, a basket on rump, comes with a basketball, shorts , and
shorts, and sneakers
SwimminLuvn- white, blue hair, waves on rump, comes with a little Speedo, a swim cap, goggles
CheerleadinLuvn- white pink hair, a pompom on rump, comes with a skirt, and shirt, pompoms,
and sneakers
Playsets!!!!!
Pony Mountain- for the Ski Ponies! Their own ski resort: a plastic mountain that when you put
out in the snow you can play with, or not in the snow; comes with base lodge, mountain itself
which is 4 feet height!!, extra skis and boots, trail maps, trail signs that snap onto the mountain
and stand up so the ponies can see what trail they are on, ski shoppe: extra skis, boots, jackets
and hats
Comes with- Beep the ski pony!! She is white with green hair and a hat on rump
Pony Gym!!!
For the gym ponies
Stands two feet high, comes with a big main room, a baby room, a bathroom, and a fitness
shoppe: extra outfits, sweatbands, bags, weights
Comes with- Crunch the fitness expert!! Purple with white hair a person doing a situp on rump
Mommy and Baby Havin' Fun at the Park Playset-
For the mommies and babies; swings, slides, a jungle gym!!, benches, monkey bars, in a circular
arrangement with plastic trees!!
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Mimic's Ritz Cracker Pie
What You'll Need:
3 large egg whites
1 cup sugar
½ teaspoon baking powder
14 Ritz crackers, coarsely broken up
½ cup walnuts
1 teaspoon pure vanilla
1 cup heavy whipped cream (Not ultra pasteurized)
Pie pan (greased)
Preheat oven to 325 degrees
Beat egg whites to stiff stage, while gradually adding sugar and baking powder. Fold in
crackers, walnuts, and vanilla.
Pour mixture into greased pie pan and bake in preheated oven 30 minutes. Cool; cover
with
whipped cream, and refrigerate ‘till served.
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BLOCK PARTY
By Tabby
A neighborhood block party will be held in Ponyland the first Monday in September, the
last summer fling before the confinement of school limits activities. Balloons will be available for
all the young ponies. A pot luck supper will be served under a canopy on First Street. In-line
skating routines will be demonstrated; bicycle races will be held for elementary school ponies.
Pre-schoolers will participate in bubble-blowing; Tex's Country Band will provide dance music.
Everyone is invited to attend.
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Dance for Quarters
by Mimic
This weekend, Scoops will be having a Dance for Quarters to raise money for the
Baby
Bonnet School of Dance. She will be playing songs for a quarter a piece that you can pick and
dedicate to any pony you'd like. There will also be an ice cream sale, and games for the tots. So
come on down to the Satin Slipper Sweet Shoppe for games, food, and music..... It's Dance for
Quarters, this Saturday and Sunday. Bring a friend! No admission fees!
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Movie Review:
My Little Pony, The Movie
by Applejack
Rating- G
My Rating- ****
Key- * stinks, ** OK , *** Good, ****, Great!!, ***** Masterpiece
This movie was great! Wonderful family entertainment. If there weren't so many
animation flaws it would have gotten *****. I mean, two Sundances at the fair; Shady was at the
Estate when she was really searching for Lickety Split. It was a good movie; SEE IT!!!!!!
2 Hooves up :0)
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Need any advice? I'm here :-)
Cleaning Tips From Applejack
-Giving your ponies a bath can be healthy and rewarding :-) Have fun!
1- Fill tub or sink with water and a little bit of Bubble Bath
2- Put 10 MLPs in the tub or 3 in the sink; let ‘em soak !
3- Lather up!! Put mild soap all over your MLPs
4- Wash the ponies' hair with Baby Shampoo (I like Baby Magic); lather ‘till
bubbly
5- Rinse and repeat if a shiny mane and tail are desired use a mild
conditioner/detangler
6- Dry ponies' hair with a towel then a hair dryer on LOW
7- Comb!! and enjoy your sparkling MLPs
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**Special Care**
If MLPs hair is dry, frizzly, and brittle do a deep conditioning. Here's how!-
Use a deep conditioner - I like The Detangler and Suave Clarifying
Put in hair and tail,
Put MLP in plastic bag,
Leave for 20 mins,
Take out of bag,
Comb hair,
Rinse,
May need to repeat.
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A Pony Game-- What's The Secret Word?? Print First!!
by Applejack
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ _
8 1 7 1 6 2 4 3 3 4 5 1 5 3
1- If Bubbles is a seated pony put an E in every box marked with a 3, if not, put an A in
2- If Twilight is a Pegasus, put a D in all boxes marked with 7's, if not, put R's in
3- If Buttons is a TAF and a So Soft, put P's in all boxes marked with 8's, if not, put M's there
4- If Applejack is my favorite MLP put A's in all boxes marked with 1's, if not, put D's there
5- If there IS a Baby Applejack put D's in all boxes marked with 6's, if not, put S's there
6- If Bowtie is an Earthling, put T's in all boxes marked with 5's, if not, put V's there
7- If Applejack is a unicorn, put a P in box 2, if not, put an I there
8- If Minty came out in Year 2, put T's in all boxes marked with 4's, if not, put S's there
**They are really spaces not boxes!! :0)**
**In order to play you must print this out :-)** Have loads of fun!!
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More!! A MLP Game! You must print and play!!
D _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ R _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ E _ _ _ _
A
M _ _
C _ _
A
S _ _ _ _ _ _
T
L
E
1- a Baby Newborn who's twin is Nibbles
2- Cherries Jubilee's symbol
3- an orange MLP with yellow hair
4- My Little Pony abbreviation
5- Tabby's symbol
6- a seated MLP
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PONY SUPPORT NETWORK
How do you get ink stains out that have, like, sunk in their skin. I have tried pure
acetone, but it won't work on things like that. Please help!
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Contest Winners(Name all the ponies you can with a food item in their
name)
Glane87502@aol.com-
Cotton Candy
Cocoa Berry
Butterscotch
Crunch Berry
Minty
Peppermint Crunch
Li'l Cupcake
Banana Surprise
Li'l Sweetcake
Raspberry Jam
Sweet Scoops
Boysenberry Pie
Baby Sugarcake
Blueberry Baskets
Baby Milky Way
Cherry Treats
Milky Way
Strawberry Surprise
Baby Sugarberry
Cranberry Muffins
Sugarberry
Gingerbread
Salty
Sweet Pop
Molasses
Baby Frosting
Sugar Apple
Mint Dreams
Sugar Sweet
Carmel Crunch
Lemon Treats
Cherries Jubilee
Lemon Drop
Sprinkles
Powder
Honeysuckle
Peach Blossom
Apple Delight Family
Cupcake
Bangles
Crumpet
Taffy
Sherbet
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Pony Prices From the Past
These prices came directly off of MLP packages purchased in Wisconsin:
Baby Sparkle Pony $3.99
Newborn Pony $3.42
Colorswirl Pony $3.78
Pretty Pony $4.19
Glittery Sweetheart Sister $5.74
Fancy Mermaid Pony $2.86
Flower Fantasy Pony $3.78
Sundazzle $3.78/$3.99/$3.49
Sweet Talkin' $9.78
Precious Pocket Pony $5.47
Baby Rainbow Pony $3.99
Teeny Tiny Pony $3.26/$3.99
Paradise Baby $2.86
Rockin' Beat Pony $5.47/$5.26
Teeny Tiny Twins $3.78
Sweet Kisses Pony $3.78
Glow n' Show Pony $5.98/$2.48
Twice as Fancy $5.47
Sweetberry $5.47/$6.99
Sparkle Pony $4.99
Baby Ballerina Pony $3.96
Sunshine Pony $6.99
Sundae Best Pony $6.99
Rainbow Curl Pony $4.95
Sweetheart Sister Pony $6.00
Merry Treat $5.48
Watercolor Baby Sea Pony $5.49
Twinkle Eyed Pony $5.99
Pony Friend $4.99/$4.49
Peek a Boo Baby Pony $5.99
Candy Cane Pony $8.99/$6.99
Merry Go Round Pony $5.99/$6.99
Fancy Pants Baby Pony $6.99
Baby Brother Pony $7.99
Sweetsteps Ballerina Pony $7.99
Sippin' Soda Pony $5.96
Secret Surprise Pony $9.78
Happy Tails Pony $7.99
Princess Baby Buggy $14.99
Bed $14.99
Loving Family $17.99
Baby Pony and Pretty Pal $9.97/$8.99
Birthday Pony $5.96
Megan and Twice as Fancy Sundance $9.99
Dance n' Prance Pony $9.99
Perfume Puff $7.00
Bridal Beauty $8.99
Princess Brush n' Grow $11.99
In the last issue of My Little Pony Monthly, we asked for your opinions as to the price that
Hasbro will put on the new MLPs. Here are the results:
$10
$5 on card, $6 or $7 in box
$4
$8
$4 or $5
original cost
$3.99 or $4.50
$5
$11
$3.99
$5
twice as much as original cost
$6
$5
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FASHION FOR FALL
by Glory
This fall, the My Little Ponies are getting all dressed up in Pony Wear with Jewelry!
Any
jewelry items from necklaces to bracelets to earrings is in style.
Models Posey and Glory were seen on the runway wearing necklaces with their outfits
entitled "Sweetness and Lace," and "Hearts and Candy." Movie Star Lickety Split was seen
wearing a jeweled headpiece in "Lights, Camera, Action." And when Parasol was crowned
"Pageant Queen," she wore a lovely tiara!
As you can see, Pony Wear with jewelry is the hottest fashion statement you can make
this
season, so why don't you try it out?
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DID YOU KNOW.........
By Sugarberry and Clipper
Minty and Maverick announce the birth of their first baby on August 16 whom they've
named Midnight; she is yellow with pale green hair and a moonflower design.
Speckles and Bunkie were grounded from surfing the web for ten days by their parents
after the twins accidentally erased their father's customer list from the computer.
LOST AND FOUND:
Found: Football helmet near the athletic field; owner can claim by accurately describing
it.
Call 111-1111.
RUMMAGE SALE: Tuesday 4-8 PM; Wednesday 8 AM - Noon. Posey's house at 265
Garden Lane. Items: 2 garden hoses, watering can, assorted flower pots, a rake, 2 shovels, a hoe,
large collection of baskets, wrought-iron garden pot hangers, straw hats, sundresses.
Tragedy struck when the Bushwoolies threw a surprise birthday party for Spike. The
Bushwoolies are being treated for major burns at Ponyland General Hospital.
Serious studying has paid off. Frilly Flower has received a scholarship to finance her
higher education at Pony Pride University where she will be studying law this coming
semester.
Salty will be back in Ponyland for a two-week leave from his training at Water Trough
Naval Station. While home, he hopes to visit each and every pony and Bushwoolie.
On a hike along the Meander River, Baby Countdown, Baby Drummer, Baby Leaper,
Baby Waddles, Baby Paws, and Baby Racer discovered the fossilized bones of prehistoric dragons
that appear to have reached a height of 40 feet. The site is being excavated by paleontologists
from Pony Pride University. Upon hearing of the find, Spike commented, "I've got a long way to
grow!"
Ponyland inhabitants were treated to a spectacular nature show this past month as
meteor
showers streaked through the night sky. "Awesome" was the general consensus of those willing
to watch the display in the wee dark hours.
Ponyland General Hospital is holding a fund-raiser for their Burn Unit as a rash of
fire-related incidents has severely taxed their supplies and personnel. Anyone wishing to
participate
may purchase raffle tickets from the doctors and nurses at Ponyland General, or from the
sponsoring business places which include Satin Slipper Sweet Shoppe, Pretty Parlor, Baby Bonnet
School of Dance, Perm Shoppe, and Pony-Mart.
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PONY OF THE MONTH
Applejack
(orange earth pony with yellow hair and apples on rump)
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Pie, Anyone?
by Tabby
"Applejack, when are you going to pick apples for your wonderful apple pies?" asked
Sweet Tooth. "Usually by this time of year you've picked the apples already!"
"I'm going to do it this afternoon," answered Applejack smiling. "Would you like to
help?"
Sweet Tooth shook her head. ‘No, sorry, I can't. I already promised Party Time I'd
help
her set up for the huge party she's throwing tonight! I just can't wait for it!"
"Me either!" Applejack exclaimed. "Party Time is really going all out on this party! She
invited all the ponies, and Bushwoolies, and everyone else in Ponyland!"
"You'll have to make some of your apple pies for it!" Sweet Tooth said, grinning at
Applejack. ‘Everyone will be dying to taste a piece!"
"I know!" exclaimed Applejack. "I'll have to make tons of pies!"
After lunch, Applejack walked out to the apple orchard, which was on the edge of the
Dark Forest. Applejack had gotten Crumpet and Munchy to help her pick apples. They'd
brought nine baskets to fill.
Applejack told her friends, "Crumpet, you work on the side facing Paradise Estate,
Munchy, you pick from the middle and I'll be over by the forest."
Crumpet and Munchy agreed to this, so the three ponies each went to their part of the
orchard and started picking apples.
It seemed to Applejack she'd only been picking apples for a little while when she had
filled
two of her three baskets with apples. "I want to find some extra special apples for my last
basket," she thought to herself. She wandered around her part of the orchard looking for the best
apples and before long she was in the Dark Forest!
She was about to turn back when she caught site of an apple tree IN the forest! But the
apples on it were so much bigger and redder than the ones that grew in the orchard!
Applejack exclaimed, "These are really extra special apples! They'll make wonderful
pies!" She started picking the huge apples and her last basket was soon filled with them.
"I wish I could pick more!" she said to herself. "But I can come back later, I
suppose."
Applejack looked for Crumpet and Munchy back in the orchard and found them just
finishing filling their baskets.
"Did you finish, Applejack?" Munchy asked.
"I did!" exclaimed Applejack. "I found an apple tree in the forest that has apples much
bigger than the ones that grow here! I filled my last basket with them!"
"I'm sure they'll make your pies even more delicious!" said Crumpet, smiling. "Now,
let's
get these back to Paradise Estate!"
After baking pies for hours and hours, Applejack and Crumpet finally got to the last
basket of apples. They were the ones Applejack had gotten out of the Dark Forest.
"I'll save the pies we make with these apples for the party," Applejack told
Crumpet.
Crumpet said, "That sounds like a good idea; those apples look so delicious!"
After the two ponies had finished all the pies, Applejack went upstairs to her room in
Paradise Estate to get ready for Party Time's party that was tonight. It was 5:00 now; the party
would start at 7:00.
"Only two more hours to get ready! And I have to take my pies over early!" exclaimed
Applejack. "And I need someone to help me take them over! I'll never be ready in time!"
But Applejack soon found Dancing Butterflies who agreed to help her take the pies.
They
each carried two pies; they'd come back for four more.
"I hope there's enough for everyone!" remarked Applejack to Dancing Butterflies.
"I'm sure there'll be plenty!" said Dancing Butterflies cheerfully. "Don't worry!"
After the two friends had brought all eight pies to Party Time's house, they relaxed at
Paradise Estate until it was tine to leave for the party.
When they got there, lots of ponies had already arrived. There were five tables piled
with
food; and in the center of one, Applejack's pies were displayed.
"Applejack! Come over here!" called out Cloud Dreamer.
Applejack started walking over To her friend to see what she wanted but before she
could
get to her, Romper pulled her off to the side.
"Did you see how fast your pies are going?" exclaimed Romper. "I'll be lucky if I get a
piece for myself! The bushwoolies really made a mess of one though!" she giggled.
"Wow, I didn't think they would be that popular!" said Applejack.
After the party had been going on a while longer, Applejack remarked to Cloud
Dreamer,
"It seems like a lot of ponies are leaving. There's not near as many here as there was
before!"
"You're right," remarked Cloud Dreamer. "I wonder why. It's such a great
party!"
"And I didn't even get to eat a piece of my pie before it was gone," sighed
Applejack.
Suddenly Cloud Dreamer turned pale. "You know, I don't feel so good all of a
sudden."
"You should go home," Applejack said, concerned. "You don't look...."
Cloud Dreamer went running to a bathroom.
"...good," Applejack finished, watching her friend run off.
Sweet Tooth ran up to Applejack then. "Everyone's leaving! It's getting really boring!"
she exclaimed. "I was just talking to Sunspot and she got sick all of a sudden and had to go
home!"
"The same thing happened to Cloud Dreamer," Applejack told Sweet Tooth. "It's really
strange."
"I know!" Sweet Stuff said. "Hey, did you get any of your pie? I didn't! And I wanted
to try I so badly!"
There were only a few ponies left at the party--Applejack, Sweet Tooth, Party Time,
Sugar Apple, Sunblossom, Posey, Sparkler, and Pinwheel.
"That's it!" Applejack exclaimed suddenly.
"What?" Sweet Tooth asked; but Applejack had already pulled her over to Posey.
"Posey, did you get a piece of my pie?" Applejack asked her.
"No," answered Posey, frowning. "And I heard it was so good, too!"
Applejack asked all the ponies left at the party that same question, and she got the same
answer from all of them--they hadn't gotten a piece of her pie.
"So explain what you're doing!" whispered Sweet Tooth to Applejack.
Applejack answered, "The only ponies left are ones that didn't eat any of my pie! All the
ones that got sick and left probably had eaten some! There must have been something in it that
made them sick!"
"Oh, NO!" exclaimed Sweet Tooth. "That's HORRIBLE! What'll we do?"
"I don't know," admitted Applejack. "Let's just see what everyone's like in the
morning."
But the next morning everyone was the same--sick (except for the ones that had ‘t had
any
pie).
Sweet Tooth met Applejack in the kitchen of Paradise Estate.
"What do we do now?" Sweet Tooth asked.
"Well..." Applejack answered slowly. "I guess we'll have to go the library and try to
find
a book with something about apples that make ponies sick."
Sweet Tooth asked, "Why haven't they ever made us sick before? We've been eating
them for years!"
Applejack answered, "The apples in the pies I took to the party were from the tree I
found
in the Dark Forest."
"Oh!" exclaimed Sweet Tooth. "That makes it even worse! There's so many horrid
things that happened in there!" She shuddered just thinking about it. "Well, let's get over to the
library," she said, trying to sound cheerful. The two ponies walked over to the library but found it
locked up.
"Of course it's not open! Everyone's sick so Streaky couldn't open it!" Applejack
exclaimed. "Why didn't we think of that before?"
"Maybe there's a back door or something that's unlocked," Sweet Tooth suggested.
"We'll have to look," Applejack said.
After looking around the library building for several minutes, Applejack found a window
that was close to the ground that was open.
"Come on, we can squeeze in through here," she called to Sweet Tooth.
After Applejack and Sweet Tooth got inside, they went over to the library computer and
searched for apples.
"There are only two books listed, Applejack said. "It's not many, but maybe there's
something in one of them."
"Let's go find them," urged Sweet Tooth.
After finding the two books about apples, each pony picked one to look through.
"It doesn't look like there will be anything in this one," said Applejack when she was
almost done looking through her book. "Are you having any luck?" she asked Sweet
Tooth.
"Yes, come over her!" Sweet Tooth answered excitedly. "It tells in here about a
mysterious apple tree in the Dark Forest that only appears once every hundred years!"
"Wow!" exclaimed Applejack. "Does it say anything else about it?"
"A little more," answered Sweet Tooth. "It says if you eat any apples from it you'll get
deathly sick and the only way to cure it is to find a Frogweed Flower and eat one petal from
it!"
Applejack gasped. "Does it say where to find a Frogweed?" she asked.
"Yes, it says they grow near rivers," Sweet Tooth answered.
"Let's hurry down to the river!" Applejack exclaimed.
"Yes, we'd better!" Sweet Tooth answered. "And it says the Frogweed is a deep purple
color with ten petals on each flower, and a bright orange center!"
When they got to the river, Applejack and Sweet Tooth searched around the banks until
Applejack called out, "I think I found it!"
Sweet Tooth hurried over to her and exclaimed, "That must be it! And look at all the
frogs around it; that must be why they call it Frogweed!"
They both picked all the Frogweed flowers and ran back to Paradise Estate where all the
sick ponies were.
"Go around to each room and give each pony one petal and tell them to eat it,"
Applejack
instructed. "I'll start on this side and you work on the other!"
After Applejack had given all the ponies on her side a petal, she met Sweet Tooth back
at
the pool.
"Do you think it'll do anything?" Sweet Tooth asked.
"It had better!" Applejack answered.
By lunchtime, all the ponies seemed healthy again.
"It really did work!" Sweet Tooth exclaimed to Applejack.
"I'm so glad!" said Applejack. "It was horrible seeing everyone so sick!"
"It's good to have everything back to normal again!" Sweet Tooth said. "And Powder is
having a special party tonight for us!"
"Oh, not another party!" Applejack groaned. Both ponies looked at each other and
giggled.
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Purchase Pony Art!
It seems like since everyone heard that MLPs are returning next year, they have been
thinking up ideas for new ponies. Wouldn't you like to see one of the ponies you thought of in
3-D? I can make this happen!
I make MLP art. I make paper mache ponies, mixed media on canvas ponies, and I can
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I hope you would like me to make one of your pony ideas come to life! Please contact
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Thank you.
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Editor's Note-- Please keep in mind that 4-year-old ponies are not as good at punctuation
and
spelling as adult ponies.
Happy Birthday Baby Glory!
Hello my name is Baby Glory. This month I celebrated my 4th birthday, at first I
thought
no one would come. Let me tell you what happend.
That day I woke up, the sun was shinnning the birds were singing, and every thing was
going well. I got up and put on my party clothes then thought out loud, "Nothing can ruin this
day." I walked out into the gardin on my way to the meadow. I knew that some of my friends
would be there.
I was right, there in the middle of field were some of the baby brothers playing football.
"Hello boys. How is every one?"
"Fine but we are kinda busy right now." Baby Drummer said as he ran by here.