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// Sea and Sky and Green and Blue 
// Story: Zecora's Big Book of Zebra Legends 
// by swicked 
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I have a tale to tell that Agra wishes I not say.
For he thought himself a prankster but he met his match one day.
Celestia'd heard of his antics from her sis, who called him the best
...so Celestia sought to see how he'd be as subject of the jest
 

Sneaking in his cave while he slept throughout her day
Celestia took divine brush to his stripes in play
Imagine the surprise of the zebra chief and god
When he woke to find greens and blues covering his bod!
 

Wiping at the patters some of the greens slicked away
And they pattern still the caves he dwelled in to this very day
But the prank was resilient and stuck to him despite
And so he jumped into the sea to wash off the blight
 

Shore to shore the oceans filled with greens and blues in waves
And, again, you'll find these waters still bearing the stains
Even THIS was not enough to rid his coat of color
For a simple prank, goodness, wasn't this one a bother!
Jumping onto land Agra bucked the greens and blues
His effort and intensity outright scaring off hues!
 

The lines of color fled to the poles to escape his fury
And it's said, to this day, there the stripes in the sky still scurry
Huffing and puffing, he turned his gaze on his solar goddess
Then he laughed, deep and long, and in so doing passed her odd test
The very land shook as if to join the gods in their mirth
And from that silly prank one of the greatest friendships ever was birthed