//------------------------------// // A Carrot and Fool Approach // Story: The Fool in Equestria // by Autismo555 //------------------------------// A Carrot and Fool Approach Carrot Top watered her garden of growing carrots, nearly at the peak of perfection. Her original name was Golden Harvest, but due to her orange mane, her Cutie Mark and her special talent of growing the best carrots in Ponyville, the locals nicknamed her Carrot Top. And this Earth mare was done dousing her carrots with fresh water from her trusty watering can. "Okay. That's probably enough water for you guys," she said to the carrots. "When I come back, I'm gonna put you all in a basket and then it's off to the marketplace." Carrot Top trotted back inside her house with her watering can in her mouth. As soon as her door closed, a nearby tree rustled and popping out of the leaves was the face of none other than The Fool. The well-dressed jester jumped out of the tree and stood on a fence picket with a sly glint in his mask eye. "I know what you're thinking and I know, it's awfully un-gentlemanly of me," The Fool told the audience. "But hey, I've gotta have a little fun once in a while." The Fool looked around his environment and whispered to the readers. "Besides, Golden Harvest there is golden: She gets 24 carrots every month. Hohohoho-hahahaha!" ^W^ Carrot Top trotted outside with her basket held in her mouth. "Alright, my little delicacies, it's time for you to hop into my bas--" Just as Carrot Top was about to finish her sentence, the carrots suddenly jumped out of the ground. Every carrot hopped over to the mare and jumped into her basket, just like what she said to them. Carrot Top looked bewildered for a second or two, then rubbed her eyes with her hooves, not believing what she just saw. She trotted back into her house, still mystified and confused by what she thought she saw. The mare set the basket of carrots onto her kitchen counter next to the sink, sat down at the kitchen table facing the carrots and stared. She wanted to see for herself, a group of carrots jumping out of the basket and confirm if her eyes played tricks on her. "I know what I saw," she said to herself. "I'm not crazy. I saw my own carrots jump into my basket and I don't think any unicorn pulled it off with their magic. But I'll see it for myself. I'd have to wait all day and all night if I had to." Carrot Top sat on her chair and stared at the carrots. Minutes passed by, slowly turning to hours and neither the pony nor the carrots budged an inch away from their spot. It was soon becoming the early afternoon and both of them remained at the same spot. It was slowly becoming 2:30... 3:00... 4:00... 5:00... And still no movement whatsoever. Carrot Top sighed in disappointment. "Ah, forget it. I guess my eyes were playing tricks on me after all. I guess I'll have to wash you all off and save you guys for tomorrow." Then the carrots jumped up. Carrot Top jumped back in shock as the carrots hopped over to the sink. One of the carrots filled the sink with water while the other 23 circled around the rim of the sink. When the last carrot arrived, one by one, the orange vegetables jumped into the water. The 12 pairs of carrots swam with each other in perfect synchronization, one of each pair kicking up and high in the air, like they were a pair of swimming legs. The carrots then came close to each other and turned in the sink, performing their dance routine moves while carrot Top watched in amazement and shock. "That...is...amazing!" Carrot Top exclaimed happily. "I knew it! I knew it! I knew I wasn't crazy! And now I have evidence that proves that I'm totally sane! I've gotta tell the girls about this!" Carrot Top dashed out of her house to tell her pony friends about the dancing carrots. The carrots suddenly jumped out of the water, drained the sink, quickly dried themselves off with a towel, replaced the towel and hopped back in the basket just before Carrot Top returned with her friend. "I'm telling you, Colgate, I know exactly what I saw!" Carrot Top said to her blue unicorn friend. "I saw my own carrots go up and dance for me in the sink! It was spectacular!" "Carrot Top, I highly doubt carrots just get up and hop around all on their own," Colgate replied skeptically. "I know, but I figured it out! Whenever I tell them a command, they get up and do it! Watch, watch, watch!" Carrot turned to her carrots in intense glee. "Okay, carrots! Go make my friend and I some tea and get me some carrot cake out of the fridge too!" Carrot Top looked at the basket with an obsessed smile, waiting for the carrots to obey her command. Colgate also looked at the basket with a raised eyebrow while the carrots sat still in the basket. "Uh, Carrot Top? I don't think they're moving." "No, just wait a minute! I gotta give them another command. Carrots, give my friend and I a glass of water, please." A few minutes passed by. No carrots moved an inch. Colgate sighed impatiently as Carrot Top turned her gaze from her unicorn friend to the carrots and back again with a nervous smile. A couple beads of sweat rolled down her face. "Carrots. Please move, for me...please?" Another minute passed. Still nothing. Colgate flattened her ears with a deadpanning look at the carrots. "That's it, I'm out of here." The unicorn got up and trotted out of the door. Carrot Top dove for Colgate's hind hooves in a desperate frenzy. "No! Please don't go! They did move and dance in the sink, I swear! Look, look, look, the carrots would've been dirty, so they swam in the sink. Look, all of their dirt has been washed off!" "Carrot Top, go get some rest," Colgate said, breaking her hoof away from the yellow mare's grasp. "You must've had a long day." "No, I'm telling you! I saw what I saw! Please don't leave, Colgate! You have to see this for yourself!" Carrot Top's pleas for Colgate to not leave never reached her ears. She galloped over to the carrots and shook them with her basket. "Look, I know I'm not crazy and I did see you guys move! So when I tell you to move, MOVE!" Nothing. Carrot slammed her basket down and grabbed the carrots with her hooves. "Come on! Move, move, MOVE!" Still nothing. "Gaaaaaahhhhhh! Why won't you move!?" Carrot slammed her carrots on the counter, snapping them in half. She threw her head down on the counter and started bawling. Outside of the house, The Fool slapped his knee repeatedly and bent over backwards, nearly falling out of the tree he was hiding in. "Hoho-hahahahahaha! Oh boy, what a riot! What a laugh! I think my lungs are about to explode! Oh-hohoho-hahaha!" The Fool swung himself upside down on the brach and fell to the ground, flipping on his tap shoes. "They said carrots are good for the eyes, but I beg to differ." The Fool tipped his hat slightly downward. "Oh well, I'd better ship off then. I think I've earned my good fill of laughter today and I don't wish to be a glutton." The Fool began walking off to the forest, whistling his merry little tune while he held his staff behind his back. Along the way, he passed a couple of talking mares who gasped in his presence. "Good evening, ladies. Beautiful weather we're having tonight," he said with his hat off in politeness. "Don't mind me, I'm just passing by. Good evening." The Fool continued to strut into the forest while whistling to the tune. The mares looked at each other and ran off into Ponyville to warn the other ponies of the creepy biped that passed through town. Ponyville heard of mysterious happenings that occurred today. But now, they know who caused those occurrences. And now, they'll get theirs.