9 Chickweed Lane by Brooke McEldowney for May 21, 2007

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Edda looked up from the hooves - dark hooves belonging to white legs, like those of a Lipizzaner or Trakehner dressage horse, but shorter and more delicate. When her gaze finally settled on the animal's face, she started slightly. She started for two reasons: First, the creature said, "Are you just going to stand in my way?" in a deep, theatrical accent, somewhat British. "I have meetings to attend." Second, a horn protruded from its brow, a long, tapering, helical horn.