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word of any of it but, it will pass the time on this freezing night.  ‘Why can’t they do the bulldozing in the summer?’ he thought to himself.
        Olive returned with the cards and gave them to Madame Sunshine who carefully laid them out on the silk scarf she kept them in. 
      ‘‘Mmmmmm’’ she kept saying to herself ‘‘now let me see!’’ 
      ‘‘I see you have a strong heart’’ she said to Birch ‘‘strong for life and strong for love but, the cards say you keep your thoughts closed in, you are afraid of speaking out in case you get hurt. You have a great life ahead of you, full of laughter and love.  I can see two baby fairies in your future.  You will live in the fairy olive field that glistens with song and magic.’’
      ‘Jesus Christ’ thought Birch ‘I am not ready for fairy kids but, as for love now, that’s another story!’
        Willow smiled to herself as she saw Birch wince at the thought of fairy babies……
       ‘‘Ok’’ said Rainbow ‘‘I want a reading, it’s my turn.’’
       ‘‘Ok, come to Madame Sunshine’’ she said patting the blanket next to her so that Rainbow could sit down. 
      ‘‘Well the first thing I can tell you is that you have a mamma that really loves you.’’ 
      Rainbow smiled ‘‘yes mum but, what’s in the cards? What will I be?  Will I be rich?  Will I travel?’’
      Madame Sunshine said ‘‘you will be whoever you want to be and you will travel far and wide but, the richness will come from within……..’’
      ‘What does that mean?’ thought Rainbow ‘I want the euros!!!!!’
        Olive hugged Rainbow thinking ‘she is so very funny, I think that must be why she is my best friend.  I couldn’t be without Rainbow, she brings colour into everyone’s life all the time.’
        Then the singing started.
        ‘‘Ok, let’s practice for the morning.’’
        ‘‘We will not, we will not be moved’’ they sang at the top of their voices.
      No-one is tearing our olive trees down!  We want them preserved, they are our heritage.
      They moved onto singing ‘There’s a long road ahead’ ‘We will survive’ and ‘Ging-gang gooley.’
      Johnnie had brought along his Mandolin which was quite awesome and other fairy hippies were playing their bongos and harmonicas in the distance.  Night-time soon fell.  Before long it was 6.00am and the fairies could hear bull-dozers approaching in the distance. 
      ‘‘Quick everybody, wake up, the murderers are approaching!’’
        The gypsy fairies stood up first, all bronzed with bulging muscles and looking like they were ready for trouble.
      ‘‘You looking for trouble, you’ve come to the right place’’ they sang. 
      Another Elvis fan by the look of it, honestly they are everywhere!
        The fairy foreman came over holding a notice from the local fairy council in his hands which gave them the right to uproot the olive trees.  One of the gypsy fairies moved forward, snatched it out of his hand and tore it into small pieces.
      ‘‘That’s what we think to your piece of paper’’ he said ‘‘get off this land now, no olive tree will ever be uprooted from this land whilst we live and breathe.’’
      ‘That can be arranged!’ thought the foreman.
      ‘‘The bull-dozers are coming in and unless you want to be crushed and uprooted yourselves.  I suggest you move.’’
        All the fairies burst into chorus ‘‘we will not, we will not be moved.’’ 
      The hippie fairies held up their banners and began chanting ‘‘save the trees!  Peace and love to all!  Save the olives! Save the pizzas!  Save the olive oil!’’
      The bull-dozers started to move.  Willow started to quiver.  She didn’t want to die like this before her and Birch had a chance to talk, kiss and love each other.  Birch clung onto her hand ‘‘at least if we die, we will be together!’’ he hollered.
      Willow