Hearth's Warming Eve
Hearth's Warming Eve is the eleventh episode of season 2 of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic. It aired on December 17, 2011, and was written by Merriwether Williams.
In the episode, the Mane Six star in a holiday pageant that tells how Hearth’s Warming Eve began and how the three pony tribes came together to found Equestria. The story takes place in ancient times when earth ponies, unicorns, and pegasi live separately. A harsh winter and food shortages lead to tense meetings between the leaders: Princess Platinum (unicorn), Commander Hurricane (pegasus), and Chancellor Puddinghead (earth pony). Each leader believes their group should find land for themselves.
The three groups set out to find new territory and each finds a place they think is perfect, only to realize all three expeditions end up in the same location. As they argue, a magical winter storm and windigos—creatures that feed on fighting and hatred—appear. The leaders’ advisors see that only true friendship can stop the windigos, so the leaders learn to trust each other. Their newfound friendship melts the windigos, the storm ends, and the tribes unite to form Equestria.
The pageant ends with the Mane Six joining the audience in singing “The Heart Carol.” In the episode, Rainbow Dash plays Commander Hurricane, Pinkie Pie plays Chancellor Puddinghead, and Rarity plays Princess Platinum. The story is a lesson about living together and being kind.
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