The Stables 🌺 Sacks of Grain 🌾 A 🐎 Drama 12/16 New Episode «12...Next Go

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This is an 'Underwater Love' spin-off.
It's all around the Boys' horses!
Like the most of my stories, this wasn't planned. And since we can't control the horses, I just have to use what they offer me ^^'

There are stories woven around how the Boys found their horses. I'll link to the posts in the other story here in the forum:
🐎 Kiri and Kiyoshi
🐎 Diablo and Vlad
🐎 Yang Mal and Ji Ho
🐎 Lunatic and Jack
🐎 Tyalindo and Saiwa
🐎 Valerian and Jeb

This is their Stable in Rider's Glen/Chestnut Ridge.
More pics -> here in my houses thread in this forum.




'Underwater Love' is the story about the Boys.
You can read the full episodes here in the forum.

The first year of the Boys -> here



The second year of the Boys -> here



If you have questions, don't hesitate to ask.

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Yang Mal: "Morning!"
Fox: "Morning! I'm late!"


Yang Mal: "Mee too! Bye!"
Fox: "Bye!"

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Tyalindo and Jack in the Wolves of Letters Bunker in Moonwood Mill


Lunatic: "What a mess!"


Tyalindo: "You will see, as soon as they got rid of the scrap cars and the other junk, we will have a fine stable here!"

WHAT???

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Ji Ho's horse was jealous because Vlad's horse was hitting on Kiyoshi's horse.


And then Vlad's Horse 'broke the pencil' with Ji Ho's!


And later I cought Kiyoshi's declaring his love to Vlad's...
Are we going to have a horse drama? ö.ö'


That's how it all began...

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Editor's note: To not make it overly confusing, I use the Boy’s names with their horses.

Kiyoshi is doing everything to impress Vlad - and Vlad is very impressed!


But poor Ji Ho feels uncomfortable and tries to change Vlad’s mind: ‘You are still my hero! Don’t do this to me.’
But Vlad won’t listen. He doesn’t even look at him!


Their friends too try to intervene.
Jeb: “Stay as far away as possible from Vlad! You will overcome your crush on him!”


Saiwa appeals to Vlad’s conscience.



Out of context:
Jeb had a new sign fitted at Jack’s/Lunatic’s box.

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Ji Ho pleads Kiyoshi to stop hitting on Vlad. Please don't take my man! But Kiri won't listen.
'And I can easily understand
How you could easily take my man
But you don't know what he means to me, Jolene'
Dolly Parton - Jolene


Meanwhile Vlad seeks the attention and approval of Jeb.
But Jeb ignores his advances. Exemplary!


Ji Ho: 'Jeb, how do you stay so calm? Please teach me! I’m out of my head!’
Jeb: *chrrr chrrr*

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Kiyoshi needed time alone to clear his head.
But Vlad is so tempting!
His shining black coat and the dark eyes that stare right into the dephts of your soul!


Kiyoshi came to stand by a river and a little scout walked towards him.
Little girls are crazy about horses. Everyone knows that.
And Kiyoshi knows that he is a really beautiful horse, so he prepeared to be admired and adored by her.


Maybe she even has some of these oat cookies with her they sell all the time? Oh how he loves those oat cookies!
But she walked right past him and gave him ‘the stare’!
A long disparaging stare…


That’s new. No one ever just walked past him! What’s wrong with her?
He turned around and walked back to the Stables.
On his way he met Genji and they just had a little chat when another scout walked by - again right past him! Plus that stare again!
Kiyoshi: “What’s wrong with them? Usually they fatten me with their cookies!”
Genji: “Did you think your actions remain unseen? You are the talk of the town! They are never going to feed you cookies again.”
Kiyoshi: “Tch!”

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Oh no - Jeb eventually fell for Vlad's charme!
Saiwa sighs from the dephts of his soul - he always thought he could trust Jeb.


Ji Ho to Jeb: "You should be ashamed!"
(Ji Ho is Jeb's best friend)


Jeb: "Ji Ho - please listen to me - it isn't what you think it is! Please?"
Ji Ho: "Tch! Leave me alone!"
Poor Saiwa is outraged and running around like crazy.


So Jeb left Ji Ho alone and turned to Saiwa: "Hello, Beauty!"
Ji Ho: "Tch!"
Saiwa: "Tch!"


Jack, Vlad's best friend, took Vlad aside and had 'a serious talk' with him...

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Ji Ho: "How could you destroy my relationship with Vlad, huh?"
Kiyoshi: "It always takes two, Ji Ho."


Ji Ho: "So this is your excuse? What kind of a stud are you?"
Vlad: "Don't talk to him like this! He's right! You had been so cold towards me!"
Ji Ho: "And therefore you sought the warmth of Kiyoshi and Jeb? "
Kiyoshi: "What???"


Ji Ho turns away sadly. It seems he eventually lost Vlad. And it seems it's even his own fault...


Kiyoshi needs clarification from Ji Ho: "Vlad ... and Jeb? How could they do this to me? I'd been only away for an hour! Oh my heart is broken! Won't you come a little closer and comfort me, hm?..."
Ji Ho steps back: "What - what are you doing? This is too close!"


Kiyoshi steps closer: "Shhh... No one understands me better than you do... do you? Hm?"
Ji Ho: "Oh! But...! Oohhh..."
Vlad: !
Jack: -.-


I'm so done with them!

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Outtakes:



Yang Mal hates getting his hooves wet…

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Diablo and Vlad are posing again to attract admirers...
Yang Mal and Ji Ho turn away disgusted.


Yang Mal to Saiwa: "And then he's too tired for anything else and sleeps where he stands!"


Yang Mal: "But still..."


The other day.
Yang Mal sighs.


'You'll have bad times and you'll have good times
Doin' things that you don't understand

But if you love him, you'll forgive him
Even though he's hard to understand
A-and if you love him, be proud of him
'Cause after all he's just a man'

Tammy Wynette - Stand By Your Man

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Kiri: “He’s mine.”

Martha has one sheep less as it seems. And Kiyoshi’s horse has a sheep now… 🐑 His name is Kumo (= japanese for cloud)

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Watch out, horses of Chestnut Ridge!
There is a guy who spooks horses with his questionable clothing style!



Saiwa: "Hello? Fashion Police?"




It hadn't been the first time he did this!


Found Duke without Don - again.


Maybe Don fell off Duke because Duke reared up in horror because of him?

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The last screenshots from Chestnut Ridge before the Boys left

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The Boys reached Sulani in the Main Story







Lunatic: "No, Little Goat. Three portions of popcorn shrimps are enough."

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Jeb: 'Ah I must look so cool! Strong and powerful. I will win Saiwa back!'

Jeb: 'Wait, Beauty! Haven't you seen how cool I was?'
Saiwa: 'Leave me alone, cheater!'


Jeb: 'Hey, Ji Ho! How are things going with Vlad?'
Ji Ho: 'Leave me alone, cheater!'


A little later.
Jeb to Saiwa: 'Look! Ji Ho and Vlad settled their dispute! We can do this too! Don't be so cold.'
Saiwa: 'What are you talking about? Vlad runs just past him! Leave me alone - I'm done with you!'

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In the main story Tyalindo and Lunatic moved to Moonwood Mill with Jack and Saiwa




Tyalindo: 'Ha! Just like I told you! Once the cars are out, we'll have a fine stable here!'
Lunatic: 'But there are still cars - and all this junk...'


Tyalindo: 'Ach! You're never saisfied with anything!'


Tyalindo: 'You're free to leave if you don't like it - sleep in the forest. Along with the werewolves and whatever else lurks out there.'


Lunatic: 'No! Uhm... I mean - if you insist, I will stay. So you don't have to worry about me. Plus it's warm and there's food.'
Tyalindo: 'You're just like Jack!'
Lunatic: 'What? No!'


'Come on you target for faraway laughter,
Come on you stranger, you legend, you martyr, and shine!
You reached for the secret too soon, you cried for the moon.
Shine on you crazy diamond.

Threatened by shadows at night, and exposed in the light.'
Shine on you crazy diamond - Pink Floyd

TMI: This song is from their 'Dark side of the Moon' album which has it's 50th anniversary this year!

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It's full moon. And since Lunatic had been found in otherworld's Moonwood Mill, he's drawn towards the forest. He's so curious. And there is this longing he can't explain.
Maybe there's a fine stud roaming around there?


Lunatic wants to look out for him. Despite Tyalindo's warnings of werewolves and what else might be lurking in the depths of the forest.
Lunatic: 'Don't worry. I will be back soon!'


And off he was.

He's been bitten by the travel bug anyway. His breed has been used by the travelling people in the British Isles to pull their vardos, the caravans in which they had just begun to live and travel.


Lunatic had been gone for over 5 minutes now and Tyalindo started to worry. And who is this creepy guy walking up to him?


Lunatic reached a run-down housing. But no one was around.


Except - is that a rat?
And then a scary werewolf chased after him!


No stud is worth getting devoured by a werewolf! No matter how fine!


'Night was black, was no use holding back
'Cause I just had to see, was someone watching me?
In the mist, dark figures move and twist
Was all this for real or just some kind of Hell?'

Iron Maiden - The number of the Beast
TMI: When I created this episode the verse above popped up in my head and I thought it fitted well.
So I watched the MV for the first time and it starts with a werewolf!

There's no place like home (with a full feeder)!

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Villager: "Why does your beautiful friend look so sad?"
Vlad: 'Ach! He's jealous!'
After the Villager left, Vlad pondered about being Ji Ho's hero again. He really is beautiful. Vlad can't give up on him.


So Vlad made a move. But Ji Ho fell asleep in the meantime. Vlad doesn't even notice...


Vlad: 'Ji Ho! I want to be your hero again! I will do crazy things for you! Look - my new dance moves!'


Vlad: 'And look how long my legs are! Amazing, huh?'


Vlad: 'Fine! Keep on sulking! I'll go back to Jeb then! Bye!'


Vlad: 'Tch! You don't know what you're missing! Last chance - I'm really leaving!'


Ji Ho wakes up from clattering hooves.


He blinks: 'Did I miss something?'

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Jack: 'Good morning, Jeb!"
Jeb: 'Good morning Jack! You look fabulous today! But you've got dirt on your muzzle, by the way.'

(We all know what became of these two...)


Jack rubs his muzzle at his side: 'Is it gone now?'
Jeb: 'No. Let me help.'


Jeb: 'Your muzzle... it's so soft...'


Jeb: 'I...I shouldn't have done that! I'm sorry!'
Jack: ?


Little Goat: 'Is Jack your new boyfriend?'
Jeb: 'NO!'
Little Goat: 'But why did you kiss then?'
Kiyoshi: 'Yes, Jeb. Why did you kiss Jack?'

(Meanwhile in the background Jack has another problem... more in the next episode!)


Little Goat 1 to Little Goat 2: 'Jeb and Jack are together now! They kissed! And look! They even dine together!'
Little Goat 2: 'Aouwww!'
Kiyoshi: 'Shut up you two!'

Let's just hope Saiwa never finds out...

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Lunatic, Valerian and Kiri enjoy their day at 'the Manor'.
Kiri looks like he wants to attack Valerian for kissing Lunatic but he doesn't dare. Valerian is a too strong opponent to mess with.

Valerian to Little Goat: 'No, I don't have a new boyfriend! Stop mentioning it! I'm having enough troubles with Tyalindo as it is!'
Lunatic just wondered why there is a puddle in front of him...


...when this guy stepped in...
Guy: "Oh my what a mess! Is this your puddle?"


Lunatic: 'Surely not! I've been standing here all the time and didn't move! It's physically impossible!'
Guy: "Well, you are the only suspect in the vicinity!"
Lunatic: 'That does not make me guilty!'
Guy: "I consider this case as closed!"


Guy: "This is an infringement of the Dörfli law! I therefore will withdraw your license!"
Lunatic: 'My license?'


Guy: "You don't even have a puddle license, have you? Do you townsfolk think we in the countryside are village fools and you can behave to your liking here? Your license or I'll arrest you for environmental pollution!"
Lunatic: 'Uh - uhm... the - the Laird has it! The Laird detains our licenses!'


Guy: "This isn't over yet!"
Lunatic: *phew*

TMI: The puddles really appear in front of the horses when they pee - and not below them. It's a miracle...
And did you notice that when the horses 'talk' to Sims I put the Sims' lines in "..." and the horses lines in '...'.? That's because horses can't speak. It's fun to imagine the 'conversations' with only the Sim speaking. Like all pet owners do 😹 So the animal understands what the Sims says but not vice versa.

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Lunatic, Valerian and Kiri at 'the Manor' in our Heidi Special.


The way Lunatic looks at the butterfly 🐛


Jeb: "Hey Valerian! Little Goat told me you have a new boyfriend! Congratz!"
Valerian: 'No I haven't!'
Kiri: 'No he hasn't!'

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It's night in Dörfli.
A werewolf annoys Ji Ho.
Ji Ho: 'Vlad, make him leave. He's scary. Be my hero again!'


Vlad: 'Tch! Now that you need me! Forget it!'
Ji Ho: 'Vlad!'


Werewolf: "Hmm - Magic Cube: what shall I do next to befriend this horse?"


Werewolf: "Really? I don't know... But when you say it..."


Werwolf: "So the Magic Cube said we should play this game together. Which dress do you like best for your avatar? This one? Ok! Let's start!"
Ji Ho: 'Vlad! Please!'


Werewolf: "Why do you ignore me? You are so cold!"


Vlad: 'See! He only knows you for 5 minutes and knows everything about you!'
Ji Ho decided to stand up for himself and leave this uncomfortable situation.


(We can learn a lot from Ji Ho here. You are not rude when you leave a situation/person that's doing you no good. And you are the only person who decides who is doing you good and who not. And you don't have to justify yourself. This also doesn't mean that the werewolf is a bad person. Ji Ho had his reasons to feel uncomfortable and that's enough.)


And when the werewolf finally left to look for another 'friend':
Vlad: 'Hey! Wait! I wanted to be Ji Ho's hero!'
Too late, Vlad - too late.
It's all about timing, Vlad.

TMI: The werewolf is adult Jack's youngest son Anthony! He did this for hours while we took the photos with Clara and Housekeeper Rottenmeier! omg ^^'

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Did you know that horses can cry? ö.ö
I didn't.
Yang Mal was crying because his heart is broken...
And seeing him cry broke my heart too. Better fix this, Diablo!


And he was perfectly fine!

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The Burrow now has a stable for Valerian, Diablo, Adriano and the goats.


Vlad is blind but he still can care for Adriano. And Jeb applies the finishing touches.


The roof is not full height. It's built with half walls and I pulled the roof over from the sides. I like the hayloft.


Inside the stable.


Even though the horses can return to the otherworld anytime they want and don't need a stable, I enjoy building them and adding them to the lots ^^'



Aww (Adriano in the background ^^' Is he jealous? o.o)

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Jeb: 'Heard Ji Ho cried - because of you...'
Vlad: 'Awesome lantern, don't you think?'
Jeb: 'Don't try to distract!'
Vlad: 'Well, he also cried because of you...'
Jeb: 'Don't try to distract! What are you going to do about that?'