No Work Today!

The girl is still here. I do not know what her Quests are. I do not know why they are taking so long!

Today I do not need to be Useful. It is because of the Quests.

The Queen said *Bud Mushroom go home and We will Summon you if you are needed*.

Cloverflower said she will visit me. She will bring me my acorn drum from Pebblemist. I am glad I cleaned my house! I will have a nice place to put my drum.

OH! Cloverflower is here now!

She says *What is that pink thing Bud? Why are you jumping in it? Show me what it is!*

She comes closer to me! She looks at my rock. She watches me jump.

She says *Where did you get that Bud? What happens if I touch th

I found a girl in the woods

I saw Rudy today. We played hide-and-seek. I found something that was not Rudy!

This is what I found: a human girl! She was sitting by a tree. She was crying! But she saw me! She said *Are you a fairy?* and I nodded. Then she said *Can you help me?* But I did not know what she wanted! So I did not know if I could help her. But the Queen can help her! So I nodded. Then the girl smiled! She followed me to the Queen!

The Queen said to the girl *Tell Us why you are in Twinkle Dingle!* and the girl said *I want to grow flowers*. I do not know why she wants to grow flowers. But I thought she should go to the gnomes! They grow things! They could help her!

But the Queen said *Prince Silvertoes will go with this girl on Three Quests and then I will grant her Request*.

I drooped when she said that. The gnomes should show the girl how to grow things! The Prince should not go with a human! He is the Prince! But the Queen said to do the Quests. When the Queen says to do something, everyone has to do it.

But the Queen did NOT say *Bud Mushroom will go with this girl on Three Quests and then I will grant her Request*.

So I went back to Rudy. But he was asleep. So I came home.

Then I cleaned my house. I put everything away. I fed the ants. I hung my snakeskin on the ceiling! I ate some nectar.

I do not know if I was Useful. But I liked doing it anyway. I like my home. Sometimes I just sit and look at my things.

I wonder how long the girl will be in Twinkle Dingle.

Goodbye from Bud Mushroom.

THE PARTY WAS TODAY!

THE PARTY WAS TODAY! IT WAS SO MUCH FUN!

I ate and drank so many things! IT WAS ALL DELICIOUS! This is what I ate and drank: nectar punch, acorn milk, moss soup, Smallified peaches (I just licked mine and gave the rest to Rudy).

I licked the honey off of my petal cake. I saved the petals. I will put them with my snakeskin.

I played so many games! I played got-your-wing and pin-the-spots-on-the-ladybug (the ladybug kept moving!) and loop-de-loop and lick-the-mushroom and who-has-the-feather!

Everyone hit the snail-shell ball with a stick! It did not break. But then Peppertwirl hit it. The wax came off! The Surprises fell out! Everyone cheered! Everyone shared the Surprises. The Queen gave Peppertwirl a flower because she was the one that made it open.

I danced and jumped and flew! I rode dragonflies (they came!) and floated in the punch bowl!

Flutterglow saw me in the punch bowl. She said *You should not be in there Bud but it is a Party so I won’t tell anyone*. Then she giggled and I giggled. Then she said *Move over so I can get a cup of punch, you are in the way*. The nectar punch was delicious.

My clothing did not stick to me after I got out! My bottom was not uncovered!

The Prince got a lot of Gifts! He smiled at my Jingle Bell! He said *Thank You for this Jingle Bell Bud Mushroom!* That made me happy!

Now I can tell you what the Queen got him. It is not a Surprise anymore. It is - A WISH! He can make any Wish he wants! Only a Prince would get a Wish! Do you know how I hid a Wish? I hid it under a leaf. Then no one could see it! The Queen said *That was Very Clever Bud Mushroom. You are a Useful Fairy!*

I will tell you more about the Party tomorrow. I am tired now. But it was so much fun!

Goodbye from Bud Mushroom!

Dragonflies

Today Prince Silvertoes said *Bud Mushroom I need you. Be Useful and come here*.

He is not the Queen. But he still says things and I still do them.

I went to where he wanted me. Then he said *Bud Mushroom I want dragonfly rides at my Party. Be sure there will be dragonflies*.

I frowned when he said that. My wings drooped. I did not want to find dragonflies. I am not scared of them. But I do not like chasing them. They do not want to stop. They are FAST!

Then the Prince said *Bud Mushroom stop frowning and drooping. Be Useful, and go find some dragonflies*.

He is the Prince so I did what he said.

I chased dragonflies ALL DAY! Finally I caught up to some. They were resting on a flower. That is how I could catch up to them.

I told them to come to the Party. I told them the Prince wants to ride them. They said they would come. But they giggled when they said it. Dragonflies sound strange when they giggle. It makes my teeth hurt.

I do not know if they will really come to the Party. I hope they do! I do not want the Prince to be disappointed at his own Party!

The Party is only three days away!! My wings are so tired!

Goodbye from Bud Mushroom.

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.

There is a fox in Twinkle Dingle!

Flutterglow popped into my house! I was still in bed! She shook me until I was awake.

She said *Bud Mushroom do not go outside. There is a fox in Twinkle Dingle! Small fairies must stay inside! I will check on you later and I will leave you some food*.

She left me nectar. I like nectar! But I am too scared to eat! There should not be a fox here. They are big! They have scary teeth! I do not want to be a snack!

The small fairies are inside their homes. I am glad I am a small fairy! I am not going outside!

Flutterglow said *The Queen and the Prince are in their house, so they are safe. Wildwhisper has the Thorn and he will make the fox leave! The big fairies are helping him! I need to tell the Gnomes about the fox. Do not go outside Bud Mushroom!*

Then she popped away!

I will not go outside.

I hope the fox leaves soon.

I see something poking into my house! It is a nose!

I have to hide!

Goodbye from Bud Mushroom.

I was Useful today!

I feel better today!

Today the Queen called for me! I will tell you about it.

She clapped her hands and said *Bud Mushroom Attend Us*. That is how I know she wanted me. I do not know why she claps her hands when she wants me. But she does.

Then she said *Bud Mushroom you need clothing for Our Party. Go see Peppertwirl and get some Proper Clothing*.

I do not like clothing. It gets tangled in my wings. It makes me too hot. But I will visit Peppertwirl. The Queen told me to. I will visit her tomorrow.

Then the Queen said *Bud Mushroom be a Useful Fairy and Hide Our Gift for the Prince. Do not tell anyone what Our Gift is*.

I took it with me. I hid it. It is under a leaf in my house. But I can’t tell you which leaf. It is a secret.

I cannot tell you what the gift is. It is a surprise.

The hiding place is a good hiding place. The gift is a nice gift for a Prince.

I do not want to visit Peppertwirl tomorrow.

Goodbye from Bud Mushroom.

Party Food

There will be food at the Party!

I helped carry things to the place where it will be made into food. That place is called Kitchen.

Flickerfoot is in charge of Kitchen. Kitchen has a long long long table. A lot of Kitchen Fairies can stand by the table or fly over it or sit on the top. Then they can help to make food.

Flickerfoot is Important. He has a hat! He even has shoes! He is in charge of the Queen’s Food and the Prince's Food and Food for Parties.

This is what the Kitchen Fairies are making: nectar punch, acorn milk, dandelion bread, moss soup, Smallified peaches, grasshopper milk cheese, and rose petal cakes with honey on top.

I brought acorns and moss and dandelions. I am glad I did not have to milk the grasshoppers. They like to kick.

Flickerfoot said *Bud Mushroom put everything on the table* so I did.

Then he said *Bud Mushroom get out of the punchbowl* so I did. But I did not want to. Punch is delicious.

I am excited for the party!

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.

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.

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.

Mermaids

Cloverflower is the Queen’s Messenger. She is my friend. Today she said *please help me and I will give you a surprise*. I like surprises!

Cloverflower has to invite everyone to the party. Everyone is a lot! I will help her. I like to be Useful.

I flew to the seashore. I flew over the water to the mermaid rocks. They stick out of the water. Mermaids sit on them! I gave invitations to three mermaids. These are the three mermaids: Dorianna, Irvetta, and Marilla. They will tell the other mermaids about the party.

Bubblebelle told me that mer means sea and maid means girl. Mermaids are sea girls! That sounds like seagulls. It made me laugh when she told me.

Mermaids can do something amazing. They can take off their scales! Their tails turn into legs! Then they can walk on land. It is special magic. Only mermaids can do it.

But they cannot fly. I like to fly. I am happy to be a fairy.

I found something at the seashore. It is a seashell. Maybe the Prince will want a seashell. But I do not know if a seashell is a good gift for a Prince.

I wonder what my surprise is.

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.

Prince Silvertoes

I will tell you about the party we are planning.

The party is for Prince Silvertoes. He is a Growed-Up fairy now. He will have a special party to celebrate that he is Growed-Up.

Regular fairies have small parties. Prince Silvertoes gets a big party because he is a Prince. His mummy is the Queen. I will tell you how she is his mummy. But first I have to tell you about fairy Seedlings.

The Queen chooses the mummy or a poppy that will have the Seedling. Only Growed-Up fairies can be mummies or poppies. The Queen gives the mummy or the poppy a special magical seed. I saw one once. It looked like a sparkly rock. 

The mummy or poppy has a party. All of their friends come! They plant the seed under a flower. Everyone dances all night around the flower. They say good things to the flower. Then the seed knows what the Seedling should be like.

The next day the flower opens. The Seedling fairy is inside! The mummy or the poppy is happy to have a Seedling!

One day, the Queen wanted her own Seedling. Every fairy in Twinkle Dingle came to her party! Even gnomes and sprites and brownies! Every growed-up fairy said a good thing to the flower. When the flower opened, Prince Silvertoes was inside.

His toes are not silver. They are toe-colored. But it is a good name for a Prince.

Goodbye from Bud Mushroom.