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‘Unicorns of course should
never
use curses. We only teach you about them so you know how to avoid them. Now today I’m going toteach you how to make a good luck charm. Let’s begin.’
    Damaris gave each of the unicorns an old metal horseshoe, and explained how to cast a good luck charm by touching it with their horns and imagining all sorts of lucky things. She told them that when the horseshoe was properly charmed it would turn silver and glitter.
    It was hard to do, but by the end of the lesson most of the unicorns had managed to make their horseshoes glitter a bit. Willow’s horseshoe was one of the shiniest. ‘Well done,’ Damaris praised her as she collected the horseshoes. ‘It looks like you might be a natural at this.’
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    Willow glowed with happiness. She liked being good at magic!
    â€˜Why can’t we just do magic?’ Storm asked. ‘Why do we need lessons? I’ve read that unicorns who live in the human world can do proper magic as soon as they first turn into their magical unicorn shape. Why can’t we be like that?’
    â€˜A very good question, Storm,’ Damaris answered. ‘The secret unicorns who live with humans are born with a lot of magic, so they don’t have to practise in the same way as we do.’ Damaris smiled. ‘However, one day I’m sure you’ll all find it just as easy to do magic as the secret unicorns do.’
    Willow exchanged looks with Sapphire. She hoped so!
    After the lesson, Damaris took them up the cliff path to the Flying Heath to meet Atlas for their first flying lesson.
    The teacher began by organizing them into a line. ‘Flying isn’tdifficult so long as you are prepared to practise,’ he told them. ‘Soon you’ll find it as easy as cantering. By the end of this term you should be able to play games in the sky and have flying races. The important thing to remember is that you must believe you can do it, and when you get up in the air just take things very slowly. No racing round until you can turn and land. Do you understand?’
    They all nodded.
    He made them practise taking off, flying a little way up in the air and then coming back down. ‘The mistake unicorns always make is to fly too high before they’re ready andthen they start crashing into things and losing control.’
    I can do this
, Willow told herself. She took a deep breath.
Fly
, she thought. A shiver of magic ran across her white coat, her body seemed to get lighter and then suddenly she was rising into the sky rather rapidly.
    Down
, she thought quickly as she remembered what Atlas had said about not flying too high to start with.
    She floated down to the ground. As she landed lightly she gave a pleased whinny. All around her, unicorns were rising up into the air and landing again. Troy was really good at it. He
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    was going very high up then coming down and landing perfectly. But no one seemed to be having problems – well, apart from Storm, Willow realized. He seemed to be finding it hard to get off the ground.
    â€˜You have to believe you can do it,’ Atlas told him. ‘Try harder and give a little push with your back legs.’
    A look of determination crossed Storm’s face. He pushed down hardwith his strong back legs and flew upward into the air. ‘Whoa!’ he cried, his legs flailing. Several other unicorns had to land hastily to get out of his way.
    â€˜Come back down!’ Atlas called to him.
    But Storm didn’t seem able to control himself. He shot backwards.
    Troy was just behind him. ‘Stop!’ he shouted in alarm.
    In an effort to avoid Troy, Storm tried to plunge forward and shot straight into Sapphire! She spun round out of control. Her legs kicked but she couldn’t save herself. With an alarmed whinny, she crashed down on to the ground.

Chapter Five No Good at Flying
    â€˜Sapphire!’ Willow whinnied. Storm landed on his knees. He