This story is completely fictional. A journey that absolutely holds no truth. There are those who would proclaim such a ludicrous expedition, truthful. Them, I shall not name. However, these tall tales bring in readers from afar, and with me being unable to travel, I shall make my own voyage.

I write of matters which I neither saw nor suffered, nor heard from reports from ponies I made up...let no pone therefore in any case believe these words.

This story is heavily based on The True Story by Lucian of Samosata