Friday, March 13, 2015

Tinkerbell the Teacher



The Queen of all the fairies sent for Peter Pan’s little friend Tinker Bell, one day.
“In my palace there are two baby fairies who are ready to learn to fly,” said the Fairy Queen.  “Please teach them for me, Tinker Bell.”
Of course, every fairy has to do what the Fairy Queen tells them to do.
Tinker Bell though her job would be an easy one.  She held one baby fairy in each arm and flew with them to a tree.  She put the on a branch, and stood beside them.
“Flap your wings, and off you go!” said Tinker Bell, and they would not move.!
“Oh dear !” Though Tinker BELL.  “They’re frightened.  What shall I do?”
Now, the leaves were beginning to fall from the tree and as two leaves floated down past Tinker Bell, the fairy had an idea.
She picked two of the nearest leaves and she set a baby fairy on each leaf.  She gave the leaves a gentle push, and the leaves floated down towards the ground.
“Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!’ chuckled the babies. “What a lovely ride.  Floating down though the air is very nice.”
When the babies reached the ground, Tinker Bell flew down to them.
“Yes,” she smiled, “it is nice to float through the air.  Now let’s see if you can do it without the leaves.”
Tinker Bell took the babies to a high branch once more.  Then she said :
“Off you go !”
This time, they did jump !
“Flap your wings!” called Tinker Bell.
 The baby fairies did flap their wings, and how they enjoyed themselves!
“We’re flying!” We’re flying!” they clled.  “Thank you, Tinker Bell ! Thank You !”

Wednesday, March 11, 2015

An Arrow in the Sky



Bambi, the baby dear, had wondered off into the forest. He loved looking at birds, insects, flowers and plants, and he had been watching them all so busily that morning that he had not noticed where he was going.  Now he knew that he had not noticed where he was going.  Now he knew that he ought to be going back to his mother, but he wasn’t sure which way to go! All the paths looked alike.
“I want my mother!” sighed poor Bambi.
Then he saw some swallows sitting on the branches of a tree.
“If they fly high up into the sky, they will be able to see which path I should take,” thought Bambi.
As nicely as he could, Bambi asked the swallows to fly up and see if they could see his home n the distance.  The swallows were eager to help, and up they flew, into the sky.  As Bambi watched, he saw some of them fly one behind the other, to from a line.  Then some of them made two little lines near the beginning of the first.
“Why, it’s an arrow!” said Bambi.  “The swallows have made an arrow to show me which way to go !”
Bambi followed the direction in which the arrow pointed until, at last, he reached his home, where his mother was waiting.  They were thrilled to see each other, and the swallows were glad to have helped.
Now, if you should look up, one day, and see swallows flying in the sky, and making an arrow shape, some folks may tell you that is the way to go to a warmer country, but it may just be that they are showing some little lost animal the way home.