At length Fuchsia, an earth pony traveller, came to a lake. Exhausted by the long trot she enjoyed a horsish roll in the water to cool herself down and wash the dust out of her short fur. Once she was cool she began to take in her surroundings and saw that the lake was ringed by rounded river stones caked in a film of sediment.
As Fuchsia gazed at the water she was shocked to see movement far out into the mirrored length of the lake surface. Like an enthusiastic pony she immediately splashed into the shallows to take a closer look... but as the ripples quieted she saw nothing more. Disappointed she returned to the pebbled shore, only to realise that as soon as she had retreated the shape returned...
Fuchsia decided to stay out of the water and observe. Her large eyes were rewarded with lithe shapes swooping out the water, looking almost like ponies with 2 finned appendages and a long tail. Fuchsia's own tail wagged sympathetically as the balletic beings completed their dance and the large Equestrian sun slowly settled. It was with a start that Fuchsia realised it was already evening and she decided to sleep then and there beside the shore, swooping through the shallows in her dreams.