Kite Flying Fun

Pretty pink fairy Rhapsody was fast asleep in the land of dreams. When the sun began to shine in Fairyland, she woke up.

Rhapsody stretched and said to her best fairy friend, 'I'm still really sleepy, Harmony!'

Harmony had a brilliant idea! 'We need to go to the top of the garden and dance the sleep away.'

As the fairies skipped through the door in the Magical Mystery Tree they wondered what sort of day it would be at the top of the garden.

With a wave of their magic wands, the fairies made themselves as big as real girls and boys and began to sing and dance.

Dance, dance, dance the sleep away
Let's all start the day in a dancing way
Wake, wake, wake yourself up everyday
And dance, dance, dance the sleep away

'That was a fan-fairy-tastic way to start the day, Harmony,' said Rhapsody.

Suddenly, Harmony heard voices, 'Quick Rhapsody, it's the children - we can't let them see us!'

The fairies waved their wands and became fairy size, then flew across the garden and hid behind a tree.

The children at the top of the garden, Arabella, Emma and William, were discussing what game to play when William had an idea.

'The wind is blowing, which means it's the perfect day to fly a kite,' he said.

'You're right,' agreed Emma.

Harmony and Rhapsody giggled. 'Flying a kite sounds like a really fun game,' said Harmony.

'I know!' said Rhapsody. 'We could make a kite of our own to fly in Fairyland!'

So they waved their wands, and in a burst of stars, the fairies disappeared from the top of the garden.

Harmony and Rhapsody decided to ask their special friend, Elf the Fairy Cake Maker for some good kite-making ideas.

'You could use coloured paper and bright paint so your kite is easy to see in the sky,' elf suggested.

'Let's go to the Snuggery and make our kite right now!' said Rhapsody, and the fairies skipped away leaving Elf to his morning exercises.

'I'm so excited,' giggled Rhapsody. 'I love art and craft and making our very own kite is going to be such fun!'

Harmony was thrilled too. 'It's lots of fun painting and gluing and sticking things together, Rhapsody. I'm sure this kite will fly like a beautiful bird!'

The fairies spent the morning making their kite, but when they had finally finished and tried to fly their kite in Fairyland, it wouldn't fly at all!

Rhapsody was very disappointed. 'we didn't make a good kite, Harmony. It won't fly one little bit!'

Harmony thought about the problem. 'I think we've made a fan-fairy-tastic kite, Rhapsody, but I think something in Fairyland is missing.'

'Missing,' wondered Rhapsody. 'What could be missing in Fairyland?'

'Wind,' laughed Harmony. 'The children at the top of the garden said it was a good day for flying a kite because the wind was blowing.'

'But there's no wind in Fairyland, Harmony,' sighed Rhapsody.

'Cheer up Rhapsody,' Harmony smiled. 'We can fly our kite at the top of the garden!'

The fairies were right after all. Their kite did fly; it just needed wind!

Skipping through the garden, Harmony and Rhapsody laughed and sang as their fairy kite flew in the blue sky.

'Our kite flies so well, Harmony! We did do a good job making it!'  giggled Rhapsody. 'And now I've run so much, even my wings are tired!'

'Quick Rhapsody, I can hear the children coming! We can't let them see us,' whispered Harmony.

The fairies quickly waved their magic wands and became fairy size just as Arabella, William and Emma rode their bikes into the garden.

As the best fairy friends flew back home through the door in the Magical Mystery Tree, they both agreed there was only one word to describe kite flying… fan-fairy-tastic fun!