This humorous story is about a fictional incident in the childhood of the Mexican revolutionary hero, Emiliano Zapata. After Emiliano's pony is stolen, he manages to track down the bandits and recover his horse. Emilie Smith lives in Vancouver, British Columbia. She wrote this story with her friend, Margarita Kenefic Tejada, who lives in Guatemala. They met in a Mexican village about a day's horseback ride from Emiliano Zapata's home.Stefan Czernecki lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, and has visited Mexico many times.