Cloverflower's Gift

I got up very early. I went to Cloverflower’s house. She shares her house with Flutterglow. They said *It is too early Bud Mushroom. Go home and come back after the sun has come up*.

I did not go home. I stayed near their house. I played with the beetles that crawled on the outside. I raced the slugs (I won!). I listened to birds chirp.

Then Cloverflower opened her door. She said *Come in now Bud Mushroom and you can help us*.

Cloverflower has her gift for the Prince! She found it in a human place. Flutterglow Smallified it and put it in her Bag. Then it Biggified back to its normal size when she took it out! Flutterglow’s Bag is Magic. It’s for her Job.

Cloverflower said *Bud Mushroom do not tell the Prince what the Gift is!* I won’t tell him. It will be a good surprise.

But she did NOT say *Bud Mushroom do not tell Worldwide Spider what the Gift is!* So I can jump about it on my Blog!

I do not know what the Gift is called. But I will tell you what it looks like! It is round. Not round like an apple, but round like a flat round rock. There is a stick on the side. Flutterglow called it Handle.

It does something amazing! I looked through the round part. Everything looked ENORMOUS! Flutterglow’s eye looked bigger than my head! Cloverflower’s finger looked longer than the Thorn! Their size did not change. But everything looked like it changed! We looked at a lot of things! We all giggled a lot! Then we were done looking.

We wrapped the Gift in flower petals and spider silk. That is what Cloverflower wanted me to help with. The Gift is too big for one fairy to wrap alone.

Flutterglow Smallified it. She hid it in her Bag with the Coin.

Then Cloverflower gave me my surprise! It is from a human place. It is called Cat Whisker. I saw a Cat once. It was big and scary like a fox! But Whisker is not scary. There is no Cat stuck to it. It fell off of the Cat. It is like a long hair. I like my surprise. I will put it with my snakeskin.

Goodbye from Bud Mushroom.

The Thorn

I did something very Useful today! I will tell you what it is.

Wildwhisper was Flutterglow’s Poppy. He is bigger than I am. He has a Very Important Job. I will tell you about his Job.

Sometimes humans come to Twinkle Dingle. They ask the Queen for things. I do not know why they don’t ask a human Queen. But they don’t.

The Queen makes humans do Useful Tasks. Then they get what they want. But they can’t see fairies do magic. It is a Rule. I don’t know why.

Humans have to close their eyes so they don’t see the magic. Sometimes they do not want to close their eyes. So they have a choice! They can have their eyes poked with a Thorn instead! No human ever chooses the Thorn. I do not know why.

Wildwhisper guards the Thorn. He polishes it and keeps it safe. If a human chooses it, it is ready.

Today the Queen said *Wildwhisper you must guard the clearing from pixies. Do not bring the Thorn. You will take the Thorn to Bud Mushroom. Bud Mushroom will be Useful and Guard it!*

Wildwhisper brought the Thorn to my tree-trunk house. I was afraid he would see my pink rock. I hid it under a leaf. He did not see it.

I watched the Thorn all day. It did not wiggle or sing or fly. It did not have pictures to jump on. It was boring. I almost fell asleep! It was a very long day. But the Thorn was safe. And I was Useful.

Wildwhisper took the Thorn when the day ended. He brought me a surprise! It is a hummingbird nest. There is no hummingbird in it. The birds all flew away. They do not need the nest.

It is soft inside. It will make a nice bed. I will sleep in it tonight.

Goodbye from Bud Mushroom.

Cloverflower

Today Cloverflower gave me my surprise. It is the skin from a snake! She found it in the woods.

 There is no snake inside. The snake got too big and took off its own skin. I like this surprise! I put it in my house.

I will tell you about Cloverflower. She is the Messenger. She flies very very fast. She delivers messages from the Queen. Sometimes her messages are words she says with her mouth. Sometimes the messages are letters scratched into a leaf. The Queen likes to tell people things. Cloverflower delivers a lot of messages.

We were Sprouts at the same time. We played games. But then I Growed-Up and got my Job. We still play games sometimes. She has pretty hair. I like her.

She said *help me again and you will get another surprise*. So I will help her again. She wants me to invite more creatures. This is who I will invite: bumblebees and dryads. Cloverflower said *maybe more later but start with those*.

She knows I do not have a gift for the Prince. She said *I do not have one either. I will think about it*. She is clever. She will have an idea soon.

Goodbye from Bud Mushroom.

Thistle

Today I visited Thistle. I delivered food to him. He was happy to see me.

This is what I delivered: a pear, acorn milk, and dandelion salad. Rudy helped me carry everything. I tied it to his back. Thistle will share the food with his friends.

Thistle is a Garden Gnome. He grows weeds. The Queen wants a lot of weeds for the party. The Queen likes weeds. I do not know why.

Gnomes do not fly. They do not have wings. They move very slowly. Sometimes I think they are asleep when they are not asleep. Sometimes they look like rocks! 

Thistle wears bright colors. He wears all of these colors at the same time: red, purple, yellow, green, orange, blue. I know he is a Garden Gnome and not a rock. Rocks do not wear all of those colors.

Thistle said thank you for the food and come back later. So I will.

I still do not have a gift for the Prince.

 Goodbye from Bud Mushroom.

A Gift

Flutterglow is a fairy. She is my friend. She has a pretty green dress. I like it when she giggles.

She told me something today. She said I need to bring a gift to Prince Silvertoes. I do not know what to give a Prince! He already has these things: a Mummy (she is the Queen), a house (he lives in it), a Crown (he wears it), and a Job (he is the Prince). He even has shoes! I do not know what else he needs!

Flutterglow told me what she will give him. Flutterglow has an Important Job. She is the Courier. Sometimes she goes places other fairies can’t go. She went to a human place. She found something she called Coin. I did not know what Coin was. But Flutterglow showed me.

Coin is flat and shiny. Coin has a face on it! Coin is big! I could curl up and sleep on it! Flutterglow did not Smallify it.

I helped Flutterglow wrap it in a pretty leaf. We tied it with spider silk. It will be a nice gift.

I will have to find a special gift. He is a Prince.

Goodbye from Bud Mushroom.

Top Ten Things You Should Know About Twinkle Dingle

Worldwide has lists in its web. I made one. Here is my list.

1. Twinkle Dingle is where I live. Humans call it Fairy Land. 
2. The Queen makes the Rules. She makes a lot of Rules. 
3. Everyone else follows the Rules. There are a lot of Rules to follow.
4. Seedlings only drink dew drops. They don’t have teeth.
5. A fairy lives with their Mummy or Poppy until they are a growed-up.
6. When a fairy is growed-up, they get a Job from the Queen.
7. The Queen gives each fairy different magic. Magic is for their Job.
8. Fairies dry up if they get hurt or sick.
9. Fairies don’t get old.
10. Humans can’t watch fairies do magic. I don’t know why.

Goodbye from Bud Mushroom.

My Mummy

One day, a giant wasp flew near the Queen. It almost stung her! My mummy saw the wasp. She flew fast! My mummy was very brave! She tied up the wasp with spider silk! The Queen was glad she did not get stung!

The Queen gave a Seedling seed to my mummy. It was a Reward! My mummy was so happy! She danced all the way home!

Then Mummy did something silly. She took a nap on her way home! When she woke up, her seed was gone! She looked and looked. She could not find her seed. She was very sad.

Then she saw a mushroom. It was big and puffy. She touched it, and it popped! Guess what was inside? It was me, Bud Mushroom! And then Mummy was happy again.

She is a good mummy. Her name is Willowdrop. Mummy’s job is called Hair Dresser. She combs the Queen’s hair. She ties it with sparkly strings every morning. It is an Important Job.

She is very busy right now. Every fairy wants pretty hair for the party. Mummy has to think of ways to make it pretty. She will need a lot of spider silk. I will bring her some.

Goodbye from Bud Mushroom.

Party in Twinkle Dingle!

The Queen told me something important. There will be a party in Twinkle Dingle!

Everyone will help. There are lots of things to do. I will help. Then I will put the words about helping in the spider web. Worldwide can see what I do to help.

I live in Twinkle Dingle. Humans call it Fairy Land. Every fairy has a job. We work hard. We have to work more for a party. But parties are fun. I am excited!

 I have a Special Job. I will tell you what it is. The Queen tells me to do things. I do them. I am a Useful Fairy. I am Useful every day.

The Queen tells me a lot of things. I do a lot of things. I fly to a lot of places. My wings are tired. But I am Useful.

Goodbye from Bud Mushroom.