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// appendix b – Cadance's Carol 
// Story: Three Nights 
// by Bradel 
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Cadance’s Carol


Tonight we join and celebrate
A tale of long ago
When snow and ice encased the land
And not a thing would grow
Ere Luna and Celestia
And all we call Equestria

Refrain:
Gather round, tell the tale
Come, join and sing
Of the first Hearth's Warming Eve

The unicorns moved sun and moon
But winter's grip was strong
The pegasi, on clouds above
Could not correct the wrong
With failing crops and starving foals
No earth pony could ease the toll

Refrain

In conference met the pony tribes
But no consensus found
Recrimination ruled the day
And ran all hopes aground
With hate and anger set ablaze
The three tribes went their separate ways

Refrain

Each tribe set out to find new lands
Not bound by snow and ice
And when they did, they met again 
For they had found it thrice
Then as their wrath they did reprise
The wind began to bite and freeze

Refrain

To save themselves from winter's cold
They hid within a cave
And one by one, each pony froze
All those by rage enslaved.
But from each tribe one clung to life
As one, they banished hate and strife

Refrain

Tonight we join and celebrate
An end to ice and snow
Three ponies of Equestria
They set their hearts aglow
The flames of friendship burning bright
Have banished endless winter's might

Refrain






MIDI tune: The Huron Carol

Bradel tries to sing it

Better yet, Lunae Lumen decides to sing it really well!