Believe in Unicorns

     Once upon a time there were two unicorns, Agalia and Ajax, who were loved and seen as unique in the eyes of their Maker.  Agalia was the younger of the two and she had a sparkling character.  She could brighten up an entire field with her constant joy and laughter.  Ajax was a few years older and he was solid.  He was a natural leader and his character demanded the respect of others around him.  Agalia and Ajax grew up in the safety of spring fields, under the watchful eyes of their Father, and became the best of friends.  They loved splashing through the river and worshiping their Creator.  Agalia could always count on Ajax to give her wisdom and Ajax turned to Agalia when he needed a smile.  Soon, a love blossomed that was more beautiful than the bright spring moon.  Their friendship had established a love that was unheard of by most creatures, so Agalia and Ajax were married.  All the other unicorns came to affirm their love and promise to God and to each other.  It was good.

     Like most seasons, spring was soon over and an ancient breed of mustangs came to the field where Agalia and Ajax lived.  It was obvious that the mustangs were different from the unicorns; however, the two breeds lived together in the field.  The mustangs were not thankful for the field, and did not worship the Creator.  They lived life differently and valued material things.  All the girl mustangs curled their manes and clipped their hooves.  They spent hours picking the daisies by the river to put in their coats.  All the boy mustangs took great time to wrestle one another.  They took great pride in the defeat of their neighbor.   

     As the unicorns and the mustangs merged, there began to be fewer and fewer unicorns to be found.  If a unicorn made a promise of love to a mustang, they would loose their horn.  It did not take long for the unicorns to seem like quite a rare species.  While the other unicorns disappeared, Agalia and Ajax stood out in the community.  The wild boy horses took notice of Agalia day and night, leaving flowers and sugar cubes as gifts for her.  The girl mustangs made sure to flaunt their manes whenever Ajax trotted by and their conversations were whirling about him.  Despite the persistence of the mustangs, Agalia and Ajax continued to love each other and worship their Creator.  The mustangs pleaded with Agalia to, "Just eat one sugar cube."  They begged Ajax to, "come for one walk."  Agalia and Ajax persevered and insisted that they were unicorns who had made a promise to each other.  A unicorn's promise was very special.  When asked why they would not break their promise, they said that they loved their Creator first then one another more than themselves.  In the indulgent mustang culture, it was unheard of for mustangs to put anyone before themselves.  

     Seasons come and go and then it was spring again.  The field grew with green grass, but the flowers were gone.  The river ran through the field, but the water did not seem to sparkle as it did the year before.  The greedy mustangs devoured the majority of the grass; the unicorns and their loving lifestyle were forgotten.  To be a unicorn was considered a myth.  

     One day, a cowboy came down from the mountains swearing that he had seen the two strangest horses with horns on their heads.  Most of the mustangs just laugh, to think that unicorns still existed.  However, some of the older, wiser ones wondered if maybe the unicorns did still exist.  Could it be possible to live for Something bigger than themselves?  Could a promise of love remain unbroken?  The unicorns believe so.  :)