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.

Decorations!

Today I helped decorate for the party!

Pebblemist made a dancing ring. She set up a place for musicians. I did not help her.

Thistle and Nettle and Henbit and Nutsedge put weeds everyplace. I did not help them.

Wildwhisper polished the Thorn. I did not help him.

Flickerfoot and the Kitchen Fairies put out tables and dishes for the food. I did not help them either.

Flutterglow and Cloverflower giggled a lot. I did not giggle. I was too busy!

This is what I did:

I strung spidersilk on trees and flowers. I blew dandelion puffs at it. The silk was sticky. The puffs stuck to it! It is pretty.

I found pretty feathers. I tied them to tree branches. They fly around in the wind! But they will not fly away. I tied them carefully.

I tied the round ball thing to a tree branch. It swings under the branch. It will be hard to hit because it swings!

The Queen saw it. She said *Bud Mushroom that is a Very Good Round Ball. We believe it will be Very Entertaining to hit it with a Stick and see the Surprises fall out*. I was so happy that it was right!

I am very tired now. I worked hard.

The party is in two more days!

Goodbye from Bud Mushroom.

Pebblemist

I helped Pebblemist today. She was Cloverflower’s Mummy. She looks just like Cloverflower except her hair is long and tied with strings. Cloverflower’s hair is not as long. Pebblemist has an orange dress, it is not pink like Cloverflower’s.

Pebblemist said *Bud Mushroom find some dandelion stems and some acorns. Then bring them to me*.

I found them. I brought them to her. It took a long time. I can only carry one acorn at a time. And I had to pick a lot of dandelions.

Pebblemist will use them to play music for the party. She will use her magic to make instruments. The acorns will be drums! The stems will be flutes! We can dance at the party!

Pebblemist said *Bud Mushroom when the party is finished you can have an acorn drum*. I am excited to get a drum!

Pebblemist gave me something today. It is a gift for the Prince! It is round and shiny. It makes a sound. It is as big as an acorn. Pebblemist called it Jingle Bell.

I will give Jingle Bell to the Prince. Then I can keep my seashell.

Goodbye from Bud Mushroom.

My Second Surprise

The bumblebees liked their flowers. They did not sting me.

Pebblemist was not ready for me to help today. She said *come back later Bud Mushroom*. I will go back later.

Cloverflower gave me my surprise! Flutterglow found it in a human place. Cloverflower called it choklit. It looks like a rock! It fits in my hands. Cloverflower said *taste it Bud* and I licked it. Choklit is good! I will share it with the ants in my log.

When Cloverflower was here she said *Bud you need clothing for the party. Go to Peppertwirl so she can make clothing for you*.

I do not like clothing. I like to wear nothing. But I will wear clothing for the party.

Goodbye from Bud Mushroom.

Dryads and Bumblebees

Today I flew to the place we will have the party. I invited one dryad. I can’t jump her name. Dryad names are not like fairy names. Their names sound like wind blowing. There are no letters for the sounds.

Her tree has yellow leaves. I will call her Yellow Leaf, then Worldwide will know which one she is.

Dryads are bigger than gnomes. They live in trees. They do not live in laying-down tree-trunks. Dryads live in trees that are still growing! They do not have doors in their trees. I do not know how they get inside! It is magic!

Yellow Leaf will invite the other dryads. They talk to each other in a special way. They use their tree roots! I do not understand how it works.

Only nearby dryads will come to the party. They can’t go away from their trees.

Today Cloverflower said *help Pebblemist and she will give you a gift for the Prince*. Pebblemist was Cloverflower’s Mummy. Her Job is Music. I do not know what Pebblemist wants me to do. But I will help. I want to be Useful. I will help her tomorrow.

I will invite the bumblebees now. I will take them some flowers. They like flowers.

I wonder what my next surprise will be!

Goodbye from Bud Mushroom.