1 A Bad Day

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1 A Bad Day Violet Briggs was in a bad mood. Violet hardly ever was in a bad mood. She didn't see the point. She'd rather be happy than be stuck feeling grumpy. She knew that she should have felt happier today. She was searching for pixies with a real- live fairy named Sprite. But her cousin Leon's complaining was spoiling everything.

"What a waste of time," Leon said. They were in their backyard. "We spent the whole morning looking for pixies. And what did we find? Nothing." "It wasn't a waste of time," Violet said. Leon kicked at the grass. "I could have been playing video games," he said. "Who's stopping you?" Violet asked. "It was your idea to come with us." "I thought looking for pixies would be exciting," Leon said. "But it's boring. We've been looking for pixies for a week. And we haven't seen any new ones. I bet there aren't any more pixies to find."

Sprite flew in front of Leon's face. Sprite was a small fairy with pale green skin. His wings looked like they were made of rainbows. He had a long spear made from a plant stem tucked into his belt. A tiny bag hung from his waist. "There are twelve more out there!" Sprite said. "Fourteen fairies escaped from my world. Violet and I caught the first one. And you helped us catch the second one. That leaves twelve." Violet nodded. Queen Mab, the fairy queen, had given Sprite The Book of Tricks. It told how to trick each pixie in the fairy world. If a pixie escaped, their picture disappeared from the book. You had to trick them to send them back. Then their picture appeared again.

First, Violet and Sprite had tricked a fairy named Pix. Then a gremlin named Jolt had trapped Leon in a video game. She and Sprite had saved Leon. But now Leon knew all about their secret. "I know there are more pixies out there," Violet said. "Hinky Pink made fog and rain. And Sprite and I saw Spoiler last week." "So where are they now?" Leon asked. Sprite's wings fluttered. They always did that when he was nervous.

"I don't know," Sprite said. "It's strange that we haven't seen one." Violet held out her finger. Sprite flew over and rested on it. "Let's eat lunch," Violet told Leon. "Sprite and I will look again in the afternoon. You can stay home if you want." "Whatever," Leon mumbled. "Violet! Leon! Get in here right now!" Aunt Anne called from inside their house. "We'd better go," Violet said. "She sounds mad." Violet gently put Sprite in her hoodie pocket. "Watch the wings!" Sprite said.