Lily in the United Kingdom
Lily was sold officially in 1986 in the UK. She
was also sold on a more global scale. She is relatively common
second hand (usually without wings). She was re-released in the
1987 set in North America, but did not see a similar re-release
here in the UK.
Although the basic pony and accessories were the same across
her releases, the UK release also had a round, puffy sticker
which seems to be unique to this country. She was sold in a box
that featured her, along with Rosedust on the front. Her
story/poem was featured on a side flap. The UK was the only
country where the box featured a poem rather than a story.
Lily in UK Box, 1986
(Please note this pony is complete but has been removed
from the box and is not sealed)
Lily was also used as the poster pony for how to flutter wings
on the back of boxes in the first and second year of release.
Although she was clearly a pink pony, and is shown as pink on
her box and her sticker, she appeared in the UK fact file with a
lavender body tone. She was never sold in this colour scheme,
but was occasionally illustrated this way in other merchandise.
Lily, as pictured in the UK Fact File
1987
Lily's Character
"Flutter Ponies bring good luck,
And fill the air with love,
When you lay your head to sleep,
Lily watches you from above ."
In the UK, flutter ponies were charged with being lucky, and
instead of a story, each flutter had a little poem on her box,
beginning with the line 'Flutter Ponies bring good luck'. Lily's
poem suggests that she watched over her friends/pony guardian as
they slept.
The Flutter Ponies did appear in the UK comic and annuals, and in
one story Lily was selected by an enchanted bell to help rescue
some Baby Sea Ponies who had somehow become caught between years.
Defrosting Baby Sea Ponies
My Little Pony Comic, 1986
