In a small village in Sweden, in the province of Dalarna, there lived an unusual herd of the most beautiful horses the people in the village had ever seen. They called them the “Dazzling Dala Horses.” 

They were unusual horses because their coats sparkled like diamonds. On rare occasions the villagers would see the horses running through the fields. On sunny days they would go into the fields and hide behind trees or rocks hoping to catch a glimpse of the Dalas grazing in the pastures. But to their dismay, the beautiful Dalas were rarely spotted. The people in the village tried many times to find the Dalas’ secret hiding place, but it was never found.

However, when they were seen it gave the villagers a reason to celebrate. Storeowners strung lights of all colors over their windows and doors, and artists stood on the towns corners and painted pictures of the Dalas. Everyone in the village helped to decorate, no one wanted to be left out of the sighting—celebration of the “Dazzling Dala Horses.”

There was one little blue Dala that did not sparkle like the rest of the herd and this is his story.