My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic2010

[first lines]

Cheerilee:
Let's quiet down please. We have a very important lesson to get to.

[class quiets down]

Cheerilee:
Thank you. Today we are going to be talking about cutie marks.

Diamond Tiara:
Bo-ring

[sigh]

Cheerilee:
You can all see my cutie mark, can't you? Like all ponies, I wasn't born with a cutie mark. My flank was blank.

[Cheerilee shows a picture of herself as a filly]

Twist:
Aww...! She's so precious!

Cheerilee:
Then one day, when l was about your age, I woke up to find that a cutie mark had appeared.

[Cheerilee shows a picture of herself as a "teenager" in 1980s-style clothing and hairstyle]

Silver Spoon:
Look at her hair!

Cheerilee:
Yes l know, but honestly, that's how everypony was wearing their mane back then. l had decided to become a teacher, and the flowers symbolized my hope that I could help my future students bloom if l nurture them with knowledge. The smiles represented the cheer l hope to bring to my little ponies while they were learning. Now, can anyone tell me when a pony gets his or her cutie mark?

Twist:
Oh! Oh! Oh! When she discovers that certain something that makes her special!

Cheerilee:
That's right, Twist. A cutie mark appears on a pony's flank when he or she finds that certain something that makes them different from every other pony. Discovering what makes you unique isn't something that happens overnight, and no amount of hoping, wishing, or begging, would make a cutie mark appear before its time.