2. The Fairy Storm

Rachel and Kirsty ran out of the park and back to the road. The rain was still pouring down, sticking their hair against their heads. It was so dark and wet out that all of the cars driving past had their headlights on and their windshield wipers whipping from side to side. Instead of running all the way home, Kirsty had another idea. "Let's go in there!" she cried, pointing ahead. Rachel blinked the raindrops from her eyelashes and followed her friend up the path to a large red brick building. A small blue sign out front read: WETHERBURY MUSEUM.

Kirsty yanked open the double doors, and she and Rachel tumbled inside the museum. Water dripped onto the doormat as Rachel shook her hair out of her face. "Wow!" she said. "Talk about stormy weather!"

Kirsty looked thoughtful. "The goblin with the Lightning Feather must be behind this," she said. "He's nearby, don't you think?" "Definitely," Rachel agreed. "I—" But before she could say anything else, Rachel was interrupted by a deafening ROOOAAARRR! Rachel clutched Kirsty's arm. "What was that?" she whispered. Kirsty giggled at her friend's alarmed face. "I should have warned you— there's a dinosaur display in here," she said. "They found some dinosaur bones in Wetherbury years and years ago. The museum has a huge model of how the dinosaur would have looked. It roars and moves every few minutes. Come on, I'll show you."

Kirsty pushed open another set of double doors and led Rachel into one of the museum galleries. A group of people was being shown around by a tour guide. Kirsty pointed past them to a gigantic model dinosaur. Rachel stared at the long neck, wide body, and huge tail of the model. The dinosaur was standing in water that was supposed to look like a river. Spiky rubber fish floated around its feet.

"Wow!" Rachel exclaimed. Kirsty grinned. "Watch this," she said, pressing a big red button. The dinosaur leaned down and opened its jaws. It snapped up one of the fish, then lifted its head so that the fish tumbled down into its belly. "That's amazing!" Rachel said, laughing. "What happens if you press this blue button?"

RROOOOOAAARRRR! "That's what happens," Kirsty giggled. As the dinosaur's roar faded, Rachel couldn't help overhearing the tour guide. "Listen!" she whispered to Kirsty. "…don't know where this fairy exhibit has come from," the guide was saying, sounding confused. She shrugged. "I just came back from vacation— it must be a new display. Maybe somebody discovered that fairies were around at the same time as dinosaurs!" The tour group laughed politely. "Anyway, let's move on to the natural history room," the guide said. "It's this way…."