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.

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.

Rudy

Everyone is busy doing things for the party. Fairies are in the forest! They are near the place I found the flat magic rock. I didn’t want anyone to find it! I had to hide it! I will tell you how I hid it.

I have a friend. We have been friends since I was a Sprout! His name is Rudy. He is a skunk. He has a Special Hat. It is a watering-can. He helps the Garden Gnomes grow weeds.

One day I was in the woods. I smelled something. I followed the smell, and I found Rudy! He took me back to Bubblebelle. I did not know I was lost! But Bubblebelle knew I was lost. She pinched her nose and said thank you.

Some fairies think Rudy smells bad. His smell does not bother me. I like to play with him. He will hide, and I will look for him. I can always find him.

Rudy helped me move my flat rock. He is much bigger than I am. Much much bigger. I would fit inside his mouth! He picked up my rock in his teeth. He took it to my home.

I live in an old tree trunk. It is laying down on the ground. It has slugs and ants and beetles in it. The outside has moss and mushrooms on it.

 I love my home. And now my pretty magic rock is safe.

 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.

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.

A Strange Thing

I found a strange thing today. It is flat like a rock. But it is pink like a flower! It has tiny pictures on one side. It sounds like a cricket.

It is beautiful. I think it is magic.

I jumped on the pictures, and they changed! I found a spider web. It belongs to a special spider. The spider’s name is Worldwide. That is a silly name for a spider. Spiders need good spider names like Creepy or Legs.

Worldwide’s web is ginormous. It has lots of things stuck in it! One thing is called blog. Blog is a strange name, but I like it. Now I have a blog.

I can jump on the pictures on the rock-thing. Talking is hard. My mouth does not make the right sounds. But I can jump! I will jump every day and make words! Then Worldwide can see my words in its web, and it will know about Bud Mushroom.

Goodbye from Bud Mushroom.