Everyone hushed.
But Star did not hush as long as everyone else. She had been scared into obedience once already and the resulting circus lesson had been brain-numbingly dull. Enough was enough!
Trotting to the front of the group, she tossed her mane, took a deep breath, went cross-eyed and blew a full-bodied raspberry in Thistlebloom’s face. ‘Thp-p-p-p-p-p-p-p-p-pp-p-p-p-p!!’
Long story short, Star was expelled.
