Laughing In The Purple Rain

I said we were overdue for rain, right? Right! And rain it did today! A hard rain. The weather ponies overdid it. I still had the urge to go out trotting, so instead of reading I went out and soaked in the rain and splashed in the puddles. Behind the castle. In gutters when nopony was looking. Up to my belly in the river. I had to get out of that in a hurry! The current was a bit surprising. Still, I got soaking wet! It was great. I rapped on Fluttershy's door. It was really crowded in her house and Fluttershy was not a happy camper. Critters homes were getting flooded and her cottage is on high ground. That put a damper on my mood, but not for long. I stayed out in the rain, trotted back to the road and galloped through town! Back to the castle and once round it, laughing like a filly. I stopped by the front door, my sides heaving, blowing great gouts of hot vapor, more wisps of steam rising from my sides. I closed my eyes and pointed my muzzle into the air, letting the water flow through my mane until I cooled down. Relaxed, I entered my stone edifice, shook off as much water as I could and went looking for a towel. That really felt good.