manes

So she let herself sleep, too, and dreamed only of happy things: chirping songbirds and Black Forest cake, and sweet-tempered ponies with long red ribbons braided through their silky manes.

From Snow White to Belle, for decades Disney princesses could have auburn, blonde or raven manes.

From their heads sprout Sprite bottle locks, manes made from electrical wire, telephone cord curls and espresso pod Bantu knots.

“I didn’t want to draw attention to myself,” she whispered, as she passed teenage girls leading shiny horses with braided manes.

Their limbs long and bronzed, pouring on Banana Boat, pulling aside silky manes so a friend could oil their backs, flipping like kebabs every 15 minutes or so.