course, she was going to pick Fairy Godmother – the
cushiest job in all of Fairyland. All she will have to do is be a
guardian to a young fairy boy or girl and make sure that they stay
out of trouble and stuff. I guess she couldn’t handle a real job
like being a Tooth Fairy.
Farrah began to
daydream about what an exciting job it would be to become one of
Fairyland’s Tooth Fairies. She would often go to the training
grounds just beyond Mount Michelutz. Every summer, a three-week
training camp was held for the newest Tooth Fairies, and every
summer, Farrah would secretly hide up in the mountain to get a
glimpse.
She was
especially excited to witness the graduates receiving their Pixie
dust. This gold dust was literally flown in on the back of a giant
condor. Although Farrah didn’t quite know the origin of the gold
tooth fairy dust, legend has it that it was made from the teeth of
those children whose parents used to be fairies. For those fairies
that went to live down on Earth as humans, this gift would serve as
a reminder of where they had come from.
As the condor
carefully placed the pouches of dust into the hands of the newest
Tooth Fairies, they would each take a turn performing a spell. This
was done primarily to test out the Tooth Fairy dust for any
inconsistencies, and secondarily to show off their newly acquired
skills.
If ever given a
chance, summoning a large tidal wave would be Farrah’s first
choice. She would have the Dophines swim in complete unison while
doing a tornado swirl trick. A Dolphine was another creature that
Farrah adored. Much like a dolphin on earth, it was an aquatic
mammal that was sleek and very intelligent. They glow a translucent
greenish colour, which is a beautiful site to see if ever on a boat
in the middle of the Grosso Ocean, the body of water that encircles
Fairyland. Atop their heads is a mound of curly antennae that can
be used to transform into any object of their desire. Once, when
fishing with his dad during summer vacation, Giuseppi saw a
Dolphine whose antennae took the shape of a large mallet to smash a
Sun Crab.
Farrah, on the
other hand, was more impressed by the Dolphine language. It was
musical, like the woodwind section of an orchestra. More
importantly, the voice of a Dolphine is used as a defence mechanism
by the aquatic creature. A fairy that hears a Dolphine singing is
so entranced by the beautiful sound that they become under the
control of the Dolphine.
“Farrah! You’d
better get down here immediately, young fairy! Your list of
deliveries is waiting for you,” called out Farrah’s mother for a
third time.
Farrah
attempted to float down the stairs, flapping her tiny wings
feverishly. Unfortunately, she was only able to stay afloat for a
few seconds before she had to resort to a hop. As she entered the
large kitchen, the smell of tuna coconut cupcakes, and clam and
cheese croissants filled her nostrils. Her mother quickly handed
her the list of deliveries.
As Farrah tried
to walk away, Crystaline stopped her to adjust her chef’s hat and
then returned to kneading a ball of dough that was suspended a foot
off the kitchen counter. The perfect circle of dough would be used
for her famous radish rose bread, a true fairy favourite.
It was a funny
sight to see Farrah’s father chopping up a variety of strange
looking vegetables at the kitchen counter. He had performed the
Miomanno spell to give him three extra sets of hands, which he used
to dice a pink melon with the precision of a surgeon. Couraggio was
a master as a carver, and extremely quick. Always the showfairy,
his knife skills were a crowd pleaser at the Sun Dragon parade
after party.
Farrah looked
over the list. She was scheduled to go to Bridgehug, at the very
centre of Fairyland for the usual weekly-delivery of radish-rose
bread to some Grogres, which were the largest of the fairies. Often
called the construction workers of Fairyland, Grogres are able to
lift massive objects with their pinkie
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