Malon was sitting on the fence, singing a song and patting a red chestnut mare absentmindedly. A young man in a green tunic wandered onto the ranch, holding a package wrapped in brown fabric.
"Hi, fairy boy," Malon called, patting another horse that had come up to her, asking for attention by nudging its nose into her side.
"Hi, Malon. Hi, Epona." He called back, hiding the package behind his back. Malon grinned.
"Happy birthday!" Link said, holding the package out to Epona, who sniffed it and flicked her tail.
"Big eight year old horse, huh?" Malon crooned, hugging Epona's neck. "What'd you get her? Currycombs?"
"Nope. Me and Saria made her a carrot cake," Link replied. "My gorgeous big eight year old!" He rubbed Epona's inquisitive nose, which was trying to sniff the package some more.
"Happy birthday to you!" Malon sang. Her and Link opened the package and fed Epona the cake in handfuls.
The birthday girl finally wandered away, full of cake, to go bug some cuckoos.
A/N: Bet you thought it was Malon's birthday for a second! I have really no explanation for why I wrote this, I just did. Please review!