Letters from the Fairies

Letters from the fairies There was a little girl named Ariel who lived in a farmhouse deep in the woods on Lavender Lane. Behind the little farmhouse was a creek. Ariel loved the hot summer days of picking fresh fruit off the trees and walking across the rocks in the creek. Nature was always around her. One day, Ariel woke up to the fresh summer morning light and heard her mother call for her. Breakfast, my dear! Ariel could smell the sweet aroma of pancakes, her favorite breakfast. She ate her delicious breakfast with her mother and as she finished, her mother asked, Ariel, Dear, can you prune some of the flowers? Ariel loved pruning the flowers. She would pick the fresh roses, azaleas, and jasmine. Though, today was not a normal day of picking flowers. Ariel noticed a tiny envelope in the middle of a rosebud. How strange, she thought. Ariel was always a very curious girl, so she opened the little envelope only to find a letter written to her. Dear Ariel, You may not see us, but we see you every day. We love how you frolic through the woods. We just have one request; can you please save us some flowers? That is how we make our clothes and our little homes. We hope this little bag of magic dust brings you happiness. Love, The Fairies of Lavender Lane Ariel could not believe her eyes. She ran into her house and showed the letter to her Mother. Her Mother looked shocked, as if she knew more about the letter. Ariel's Mother told her stories of how the fairies wrote her letters when she was a young girl. As she grew, she stopped writing back to the fairies, but they always remained in her heart. She knew if she had a child, the fairies would write to her too and the magic would be passed from generation to generation. Ariel continued to write back to the fairies, sharing stories about her adventures in the forest. She left them flowers and honey, hoping one day they would come to her. Ariel’s mother shared with her daughter how to invite fairies to visit. She said, “fairies love water, shiny things, sugar, sweet treats, and butterflies.” Ariel and her Mother had a big butterfly bush. In the summer, dozens of butterflies would fly around the flowers, stopping for a taste of the pollen. Next to the bush, they placed a birdbath, filled with fresh rainwater. Surrounding the bush and the birdbath, they placed marbles, mirrors, little crystals, and tiny cakes. Ariel could not wait to see the fairies. She waited patiently in the garden, reading her book, hoping she would see a fairy flying by in between pages. Day by day, Ariel waited for the fairies to come to her. They kept writing her letters, reassuring her that one day they would meet. Summer flew by and there was only one week left before school started. The weather slowly cooled down with an early September breeze. Ariel walked out of her door, hoping to find a letter from the fairies. She could not believe what she saw before her eyes. The sky was a magical pink with big rays of sunlight reflecting on the flowers. Ariel saw beautiful creatures flying along the sky. At first, she thought they were butterflies, but they were beautiful fairies taking flight. They whispered, Hello Ariel, we are so happy to see you. Ariel sat in the garden for what felt like hours, watching the fairies dance and sing to her. She could not stop smiling as they surrounded her. They sang, danced, and laughed. As the day grew chilly and the sun set, the fairies bid her goodbye. See you soon, Ariel. Ariel could not stop smiling as she remembered the magical experience. Finally, it was the first day of school and Ariel’s teacher asked the students to bring something for show and tell that described their summer. The students shared seashells, souvenirs from faraway lands, and things they played with outside. Ariel could not wait for her turn. She showed the class all her letters from the fairies and the fairy dust. She told them about the magical day that she met them. Ariel expected her classmates and friends to be amazed by her letters, but they laughed at her. They chanted; Fairies aren’t real! Ariel was so upset that after school she ran home to her Mother and told her what the kids in school said. Ariel’s Mother gave her a hug and told her not to listen to the kids in school. Ariel did not believe her mother and thought that she must have written the letters. She was so sad that she went to bed without eating her dinner. She did not want to stop believing, but the kids in school made her doubt. The next morning, Ariel got up and walked to school. On her way to school, she felt defeated. She did not want to face the kids in her class. To her surprise, in one of the hydrangeas along her walk, she saw a little letter with her name on it. Dear Ariel, Please don’t stop believing in us. We will always believe in you Love, The Fairies of Lavender Lane Ariel’s eyes filled with tears. She held the letter close to her heart. No matter what anyone else said, she never stopped believing. The end. This story is called Letters from the Fairies, written and recorded by LibraryCall.