Benjamin and Marci

Benjamin, the horse, and Marci, the cow, are quite the best of friends. Even though they live on the same farm, their relationship is a bit unusual. Most often, in the Land of Terra, cows are with cows and horses are with horses. Their story begins when Marci notices that the young guy has a very kind face, but he never seems to have a friend. This is most unusual for colts on Echo Lake - they are almost always in the midst of other young ones. Benjamin has finally grown a mane, but it is all over his face so the other young horses still tease him. Marci just doesn’t care about Benjamin’s messy mane - she talks to him, cares about what he thinks, and becomes his best friend in Terra.

You might think that teasing someone is all in fun, but this is not the case. It is not fun for him, not fun for you, not fun for anyone. People and horses and cows are more than the face that meets the eye. We all think and feel and breathe and hope. Benjamin longs to be like other young horses, to have an ordinary mane. He is so very happy to spend his days with Marci, but he wants to have horse friends, too. Perhaps, one day soon, another young horse will start a conversation …