It was a glorious siku in Ponyville, where everyone was doing their normal routines. (You probably know what that would be kwa now.) Today at the Ponyville school, the teacher, Cheerilee, was getting ready to read the class a story about "The Sleeping Mare", an old fairy tale. As she started to begin, there was a knock on the door. She got up to see who it was, and it was Big Macintosh, with a bouquet of roses for Cheerilee, as it was nearing Hearts-and-Hooves Day. She gave him a big kiss for thanks, and the students saw it and were grossed out. All but a handful: Twist, Sweetie Belle, and apple Bloom, for they know what upendo can be.

After the kiss, it was back to story time. Cheerilee had gotten to the end of the book, where it alisema this:

"And when the mare's true upendo found her on the bed, he gave her a kiss, and she awoke from the curse of 100 years of sleep. The two had married each other, for they were destined to be together. And they lived happily ever after."

As soon as the story ended, the kengele had rung to go to recess. Everyone darted out, except Sweetie Belle, who was curious to know zaidi about Cheerilee and her bond of upendo with Big Macintosh. "Ms. Cheerilee," she began. "Are wewe and Big Mac destined to be together? wewe two upendo each other so much." "Well," Cheerilee started to explain. "I tend not to think about it, but when he comes along, I go back to that thought. We upendo each other, but I don't think we may get together like the book said." That was a lie, and Sweetie Belle knew it. She had to ask Big Mac the same question, only to get the same answer. The secret was that Big Mac and Cheerilee would get together on special occasions and go someplace special, such as Canterlot. The two promised never to tell anyone else, because if they did, their upendo would be exposed.

A couple hours later, after school was out, Cheerilee decided to go to Zecora to know about the power of upendo and its everlasting bond. "There are many powers above, but none can match the power of love," Zecora alisema when Cheerilee came and asked her about love. "You can see upendo at home, at work, au at school, for upendo will be a never-sinking pool." "But Zecora, I came to know about true love, not a regular love," Cheerilee replied. Zecora spake, saying, "I see what wewe say, so I'll go your way. True upendo does not come from the mart, but from within your heart. The powers that can come from two can really affect you. wewe may be a little posh, but wewe upendo Big Macintosh."

Uh-oh! Cheerilee's secret has been revealed! She ran away as fast as she could because she was scared that someone found out about her secret upendo with Big Mac. She then tripped into what looked like a purple maua, ua shaped like a "Z". That maua, ua was a rare maua, ua known as the Sleepy Purple Daisy, and it can make wewe sleep for a time. They're very rare, but they're even zaidi rare when they are in a large group. The ponies that encountered them hundreds of years zamani believed that those flowers were a curse, and every one of them were to be burned for its effect. A scientist had found out that the only way to break the flower's "curse" was through the kiss of one's true love. It's going to be difficult for Cheerilee, as she fell in a VERY large patch of those flowers. Zecora had saw what happened and rush to Cheerilee to study how long she'll be asleep no thanks to the flowers. After an hour, the results were in: 100 years!

Zecora, seeing this as a fatal emergency, rushed to Ponyville, carrying Cheerilee's body. She was running faster than a jaguar. As soon as she got to Ponyville, she assembled all the citizens to give out the message. Everyone was shocked to hear the message, but it stung Big Mac the most.

To be continued...