Mountain Ash Zombie

One narcissistic grey horse really wanted to be a unicorn. He suffered, did not eat, did not sleep, did not know the rest. He left to indulge in depression away from their compatriots, unable to endure their stupidity and foolishness. He thought of himself as special and worthy of more.

One winter, he wandered into the woods farther than usual, and found in the middle of snowdrifts an old witch. With unknown intentions she collected snow in a bag full of holes. Crazy woman promised a wonderful magical horn in exchange for half of the remaining years of horse's life.

The deal seemed awkward to a horse. He does not know how many years he has to live, and the half is quite a lot. Looking around, he accidentally saw a bush of a mountain ash. The horse had heard before that this plant protects from the dark magic, curses and evil spirits. So, he decided that he could outwit the witch.

The exchange took place, and since then the newly-born unicorn was carrying a branch with rowan berries everywhere. He thought that witches spells are not dangerous for him.

Upon returning home, he met trouble. Seeing the beautiful glass horn, unicorn's tribesmen expelled him from the herd.
"Go to hell" - he thought, and went in search of a new home away from them.

The horn shone brightly and reflect the rays of the sun so that the shine came through the bushes and was visible from afar. Strange light frightened wolves and other predators, and for some time the journey was calm. The unicorn carelessly went ahead.

Soon he came to a place, inhabited by people. One poacher was interested by a horn gloss, and he quickly found the source of radiance. The man stared at the horn and figured some good rewards which he can receive for such a wonderful trophy.

An arrow hit the heart, then the hunter cut the victim's throat. Break off the magical horn did not work out, so that the carcass was cast in the snow to freeze.

The unicorn left lying with a clamped between his teeth branch of mountain ash.

PS .: In fact, he came to life the next day, but he was too lazy to get up so that he slept, waiting for the spring. Well, who needs this slush?