Clean up

Today we cleaned up the clearing. Parties are fun but they make a mess!

Flutterglow told Cloverflower that I floated in the punch. They laughed and laughed. Then Cloverflower told Pebblemist. Pebblemist told Willowdrop. Willowdrop told Flickerfoot. Flickerfoot frowned and said *Bud Mushroom you should not have done that. Now I know why my nectar punch tasted like mushrooms. You must be useful and wash the punchbowl*.

I took the punchbowl to the pond. I washed it. It was fun to float in the water. And now I am not sticky. But I wore my clothing today. It fell off in the water. It is gone now. I am glad. I don’t like clothing anyway.

I picked up the feathers that were in the trees. I brought them home. I found the empty snail-shell. It was not broken! I brought it home too. There was one tiny piece of choklit still inside! I ate it.

Then we were done cleaning. But a strange thing happened. I will tell you about it.

Flickerfoot is Very Important. He is so Important that he has shoes! But his shoes vanished at the Party! He took them off when he rode a dragonfly. Dragonflies fly FAST! Sometimes when a fairy rides one, their clothes fly right off! So he took off his shoes and his hat before his ride. He did not want to lose them! He found the hat. He cannot find the shoes ANYWHERE! No one can find them! We looked and looked today. The Queen thinks a Party Guest stole them! The Queen said *Someone has Pilfered Flickerfoot’s shoes*. That was not a nice thing to do. I hope we find out who it is. I do not want anymore shoes to be stolen!

Tomorrow I am going to visit Rudy. We always have fun together.

Goodbye from Bud Mushroom.

I stayed home today!

When I woke up my head hurt and my wings hurt and my throat hurt. I did not get out of bed. I went back to sleep in my hummingbird nest.

Cloverflower came to my house. She shook me. She said *Bud Mushroom get out of bed! It is time to be Useful!*

I sneezed on her. It was a good sneeze.

Cloverflower said *Bud Mushroom that is disgusting. But you are ill. I will get Crystalfluff*. She popped away!

Then Crystalfluff came to my house. Her job is Healer. She looked in my eyes. She put her ear on my chest. She said *Bud Mushroom open your mouth and say ahhhhhhh*.

So I did. And then I sneezed on her.

Crystalfluff said *Tsk tsk Bud Mushroom. Drink this*. She gave me something to drink. It tasted like berries and honey. It was delicious.

Then she said *You must stay in bed today, Bud Mushroom. You should not have gone out in the rain*. Then she left.

I know it was naughty. Rain is not good for fairies. But it was so much fun!

Then Willowdrop came to my house! She patted my hand. She kissed my forehead. She said *There there Bud Mushroom. Your Mummy will take care of you*. She is not really my Mummy now that I am Growed-Up. But she was a good Mummy when I was a Sprout. I was happy to see her today.

She sang to me and told me stories and fed me nettle soup. Then I fell asleep in my nest bed. When I woke up, I felt better! Willowdrop said I could get out of bed. But I have to stay inside until tomorrow. Then I will be well and I can be Useful again.

Goodbye from Bud Mushroom.