5. Well Done, Queenie

Well Done, Queenie "Give me back my wand!" Sunny demanded. "Come and get it!" yelled the goblin rudely. He leaped off the hive and ran toward the gate. Kirsty gasped as another goblin jumped down from the apple tree. Crunch! He landed on the frosty grass and set off at a run.

"Catch!" The goblin threw the wand to his friend. It flew through the air, shooting out yellow sparks. The other goblin reached up and caught the wand. "Hee, hee. Got it!" "Oh, no!" Sunny gasped. Just then, Queenie flew out of the hive with a loud buzz. All the other bees swarmed behind her in a noisy cloud. Rachel watched, her eyes very wide. With Queenie in the lead, the bees formed into an arrow shape and raced after the goblins.

"Be careful, Queenie!" pleaded Sunny. "Get away!" The goblin shook Sunny's wand at Queenie. More bright yellow sparks shot out of the wand. One of the sparks hit Queenie's wing. Queenie wobbled in midair. Then she buzzed angrily and flew at the goblin again. "Help!" The goblin ducked and dropped the wand.

"Butterfingers!" grumbled the other goblin, scooping it up and continuing to run. "They're getting away!" Kirsty cried. Queenie and her bees rose into the air again. "No, they're not!" Rachel cried excitedly. The bees shot across the yard and the goblins disappeared in the angry swarm. "Get off me!" sputtered the goblin with the wand. He tried to shoo the bees away, but tripped over his own feet. As he fell, he bumped into the other goblin.

The two of them tumbled over in a heap, dropping the wand onto the grass. "That was your fault!" complained one of the goblins. "No, it wasn't!" snapped the other one. Queenie zoomed over and picked up the wand with one of her tiny, black feet.

She carried it straight to Sunny, who was standing on Rachel's hand. With a little buzz, Queenie landed next to Sunny. Sunny took her wand from Queenie and carefully waved it in the air. A fountain of glittering dust and fluttering butterflies sparkled around them. "My wand is all right!" Sunny cried joyfully. "Look! The goblins are leaving," Kirsty said.