Acceptance Letter

One day, just before spring, he got an acceptance letter. He was not anticipating an acceptance letter, from any publication -- let alone from a prestigious magazine. Because of this, at first he couldn't comprehend what the slip of paper said, because he assumed it was another rejection slip, but the form and the words were bizarre, they were wrong. It didn't read like anything at the mailbox. He got into the kitchen. When he realized that this was AN ACCEPTANCE LETTER, he laughed and slapped his left hand down on his lap so hard, he accidentally punched himself in the balls. That was unexpected too, and it really hurt. But he kept on laughing and waved at the mailman as he came back down the road from the big Commercial Dairy. He was so happy, he let the damn pony into the house & stand in the living room and stare out the picture window all afternoon. This was the first time the pony did this without breaking into the house when he was away for a few hours. Might as well let everyone enjoy themselves.