Title:           Picky Eater
Author:          BallsOfFluff
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First Edit:      Tuesday 3rd of July 2012 07:04:54 PM CDT
Last Edit:       Tuesday 3rd of July 2012 07:04:54 PM CDT

>Give fluffy pony a bowl of baby carrots and greens for dinner
>fluffy tucks in happily as you eat your own meal
>lets out a little burp and toddles over to sit by your chair
>"All done!" she chirps proudly, head held high. "Pway?"
>look over at her bowl - the carrots are still there. She didn't touch them.
>Tell fluffy pony she's not done eating - she has to finish her food before playtime.
>Fluffy pony mopes, babbling in babytalk that she doesn't like carrots - she wanted celery instead.
>now, most folks would take out the hobnail boots and find themselves in need of another fluffy pony - but you just raise an eyebrow
>"You want celery, eh?"
>Fluffy pony nods - celery tastes lots better than carrots, she says. Lots better.
>You take a paper towel and tell fluffy pony that today's her lucky day, because you happen to know a magic spell to turn carrots into celery.
>you put the paper towel over her bowl, twiddle your fingers and say a few "magic" words as she sits, enthralled, not looking away for an instant.
>remove the paper towel with a flourish and present fluffy pony with a bowl of celery
>celery that looks and tastes a lot like carrots
>she gasps, wide-eyed, before she makes the food disappear
 
>you wonder briefly what other owners would have done - and whether they realize how easy it is to handle a picky eater.