4. Forgetful Fairy

Forgetful Fairy "Yes, you're right! We have to break Jack Frost's spell!" Sunny cried. She jumped to her feet and picked up her wand. Suddenly, an icy wind swept by. Something crunched under Kirsty's feet. There was a small patch of frost on the grass. Rachel shivered as something cold brushed against her cheek. "A snowflake in summer? What's happening?" she cried. "Jack Frost's goblins must be nearby," Kirsty said worriedly.

Sunny's tiny teeth chattered with cold. "Oh, no! If they find me, they will stop me from getting back to Fairyland!" Kirsty looked at Rachel in alarm. "Quick, we have to go!" Rachel leaned down and lifted the fairy out of the beehive. Sunny's golden hair dripped with honey. "Oh, my, you're really sticky!" Rachel said.

Just then, Kirsty spotted Mrs. Merry coming out of her cottage. "I forgot I asked for a drink," Kirsty said. "What are we going to do about Sunny?" Rachel thought for a moment, then dropped the fairy into the pocket of her shorts.

Sunny gave a cry of dismay. "Hey! It's dark in here!" she complained. "Sorry," Rachel whispered. "I'll get you out again in a minute, I promise." Suddenly, Kirsty noticed the open hive. "We have to put the top back on before Mrs. Merry sees it!" she said. She bent down and grabbed the lid. Rachel helped lift it and they quickly put it into place, just as Mrs. Merry came through the trees. "Here's your drink, dear," said Mrs. Merry, holding out a glass to Kirsty. She had taken off her strange suit, and was carrying a shopping basket in her other hand.

"Thank you very much," Kirsty said, taking the glass. "Now, you girls stay as long as you like," said Mrs. Merry. "I must run out and buy some fish for my cat. It's time for his lunch!" Rachel watched Mrs. Merry walk toward the garden gate. Then she slipped her hand into her pocket. "You can come out now," she said to Sunny, gently lifting her out.

The fairy was covered with gray fuzz from Rachel's pocket. "Achoo!" Sunny sneezed and brushed angrily at the bits of sticky fuzz clinging to her wings. "I'm all clogged up!" she wailed. "I won't be able to fly." "We can help clean you up," Rachel said. "But we'll have to be quick, in case the goblins find us." Kirsty looked around and pointed to a stone birdbath filled with clear water. "Over there!" "Just what we need," Rachel agreed. She carried Sunny over to the birdbath.