How Fairies Grow Up

Fairies are born from the first laugh of a baby.  The sound knocks off dandelion seeds.  A wind fairy (like Vidia) brings the seeds to the place where new fairies are born  in Pixie Hollow.  Next, a Pixie Dust Fairy takes a bowl of pixie dust and dumps it on one little seed.  That seed becomes a fairy, and the rest of the seeds become her dress.  And that is how fairies are born!

Now the newborn fairy must discover her talent...

Queen Clarion appears out of pixie dust and a bright light until we can see her shape.  All the fairies gather around.  Queen Clarion puts her hand in front of herself and says, "Appear."  Little mushrooms pop up!  Then one fairy from every different talent (even the winter fairies who aren't usually allowed to cross the winter border) brings something to represent their talents.  The new fairy touches each one to see which one glows.  Whatever glows is what the fairy's talent is!

Here are some of the different talents and what represents them...

• a snowflake represents winter fairies
• a hammer represents tinker fairies
• a ball of light represents light fairies
• a dewdrop represents water fairies
• a flower represents garden fairies
• a leaf represents animal fairies (but I don't know why)
• a cyclone represents wind fairies