>What a day it has been. So many new pinecones collected! thinks Pine Ponder
    >And the sun is starting to set, it's time to get home...
    >Are those voices I hear? They sound like fillies...
    >"-lways losing your scarf Niv!"
    >"But I stand out too much wearing it! I can't hide with my scarf on!"
    >"Yeah and now we're looking for your hidden scar-"
    >The fillies have walked into the small clearing where Pine is, and hush.
    "Hello there fillies, Evergreen, Niveous, Podzol! Looking for Niveous's scarf again?" says Pine.
    >"Yes Pine Ponder" they all assent, Niveous looking abashed, the others exasperated.
    "Well, lets try and find it together, yes?"
    >"Thank you Pine!" responds Niv, the other two nodding.
    "Come on now, help me with these pinecones"
    >The fillies help with her baskets.
    >So Pine and the fillies begin to look, Niveous's bright red scarf remaining unfound
    >Niveous is sniffling, and says "My mother is going to be disappo- disapp-"
    "She won't be disappointed Niveous, we'll find it, don't worry!"
    >Smiling again, Niveous eagerly looks around, Podzol rolling her eyes but also smiling.
    >Sadly, the sun is nearly set...
    >Well, its silly but maybe it will work, thinks Pine
    "Fillies, lets stop for a moment, I have an idea!"
    >The fillies stop, and look curiously at Pine.
    >She begins to sort through the baskets of pinecones she had collected, shaking her head at some
    >Until she finds one that seems to meet her approval!
    >The fillies wonder what makes one pinecone different from another...
"Ok fillies, touch your hooves to the pinecone, and think "scarf"!"
>Giving her puzzled looks, the fillies comply, touching their hooves to the pinecone
>"What are you going to do Miss Ponder?" asks Evergreen, a polite snowfilly
"Watch and see!" replies Pine, beaming a smile that reassures the fillies.
>Closing her eyes, Pine spins around on her hindhooves, and chucks the cone gently
>The cone lands facing a collection of snow covered logs
"Lets go check there!" says Pine.
>The fillies share a look, but follow Pine over.
>"Its not here" sighs Niveous.
>"It is, it is!" Evergreen shouts, and the merest corner of the scarf is showing under a log
>"Wow, thank you Pine!" Niveous hugs Pine Ponder, and so do the others.
"You're welcome Niveous! Now lets get you fillies home!"
>"Oh no, we're late!" the trio chorus, looking at each other in panic.
>Smiling to herself, collecting the baskets of pinecones, Pine follows the exuberant fillies back to the village, the moon rising over them lighting their way.