picnic on the mountain.
It was strange
to fly past all of the fairy homes lining the Colomboo River. The
colours of the bright rooftops blurred, made it hard to distinguish
one from another. Although the roofs of the houses were made of
clay, the rest of the house was entirely of crystal. This meant
that anyone passing by could see directly inside any home; a
regulation set forth by the Fairy King. He thought it would reduce
crime if everyone could see what one another was doing at all
times. The residents of Fairyland, however, thought this was a
ridiculous rule since there was hardly a crime committed in
Fairyland.
The last
misdemeanour turned out to be a huge misunderstanding. Gustavo
Calcioro had been booked for trespassing late one summer night. In
the end, it was discovered that he had just been looking for his
pet Mannagio - a cross between a parrot and a dog.
Farrah also
hated that she had to dress up in her fancy clothing for
dinnertime. Crystaline often told her daughter, “You never know who
will be passing by our home during dinner.”
The airspace
above the houses was getting busier. Many other fairies were now on
their way to work. A Snoozel Fairy with his long trunk used as a
walking stick, zipped past Bella’s face. She pulled back for a
moment to avoid knocking into the speeding fairy. Off to Farrah’s
left was a group of elderly Fairies also riding Volares. Although
they were perfectly capable of flying, they took up riding Volares
as a hobby. They even gave themselves a gang a name – the Ageless
Angels. Farrah felt a little embarrassed when one of the Angels
shouted “nice ride” as they flew past.
As Bella
swooped above the construction sight, Farrah positioned the box
over the Grogres and then dropped it. At first, the box of radish
rose bread fell to the ground too quickly. Out of fear that it
would be squashed, Farrah performed an Aiutta spell to slow the
fall. The box started slowing until it floated like a feather down
to the ground.
It fell
at the feet of the largest Grogre, who quickly unwrapped the box
and took a bite out of one of the loaves of bread. He shot Farrah
an approving thumbs-up, which made her smile for a moment. If all the
deliveries are going to be this easy, the rest of the day is going
to be a piece of cake, thought Farrah.
This hope was
quashed when Bella went in for a landing at the Jiokko residence.
Farrah could see that the Jiokko family had assembled in the
kitchen and were about to sit down for breakfast. Toys littered the
entire house. Mr. Jiokko looked perturbed as he got up from the
table and looked at his watch. Farrah quickly jumped off Bella’s
back and flutter-hopped to the front door.
“Finally,”
said Mr Jiokko sternly, as he spotted Farrah, just before she
rapped on the front door.
“I thought I
was going to starve. Maybe next time, we will order from
Disgrazoto’s Bakery Instead!”
“Sorry, Mr.
Jiokko, it won’t happen again.”
Farrah handed
Mr. Jiokko the box of pastries. Apologizing once again, she turned
and mounted Bella. She mumbled under her breath about how much she
hated her job as Bella flew back up into the sky.
The next stop
was the Bevuto residence at the end of the lake. It sat between two
Pixie dust stacks. Much like smoke stacks on Earth, Pixie dust
stacks were seen throughout Fairyland. The large mounds, some 40
stories high, was where the Pixie dust was processed. The colour of
the stacks corresponded to the colour of the dust that was being
made. The stacks nearest to the Bevuto house were green. It was
used to assist with routine chores such as cooking and cleaning. A
large sack of the green dust could always be found on the kitchen
counter of the bakery, as Farrah’s family often used it to assist
with their baking needs.
Thankfully,
Mrs. Bevuto was much more understanding. She actually congratulated
Farrah on her first day on the job.
“You are going
to make a fine baker,” Mrs. Bevuto said, as she stroked