The Magical Christmas Fairy

Penelope loved shopping at Christmas time. She decided to buy some new tinsel and bows, a new Christmas tree and a new Christmas fairy for the Christmas tree. The Christmas fairy they had was named Christabella, and she was going to sit on the mantelpiece from now on, as she was sick of sitting on the top of the Christmas tree.

Christabella wore a pretty cream dress with gold feathers on the bottom of the dress and the sleeves, and she had pretty glittery gold wings, blonde curly hair and green eyes. She was very happy to sit on the mantelpiece next to the snowman, who was named Jack Snowball. He was very friendly.

Penelope went shopping in the Bayswater area, and it wasn’t long before she came across the Musty Old Magical Curiosity Shop. It was between a decorating shop called Paintbrush Alley and a very nice café called The Six Wise Monkeys Tea and Coffee Shop.

Penelope went into Mabble Merlin’s shop, and very soon saw just what she was looking for - a Christmas fairy.

Mabble Merlin said she was named Pumby Ely Fuddles, and Penelope said, “That’s a very unusual name for a Christmas fairy.”

“Well, she is an unusual Christmas fairy,” he replied. “And she will be just perfect for your Christmas tree.”

Penelope purchased her, and she was especially pleased because she thought Pumby would be a friend for Christabella. She looked lovely in her cerise dress, with her long, dark hair, light-blue eyes and silver wings.

Penelope went into the café next door to get a cup of tea and a scone, and as she sat drinking her tea she thought she heard a voice say, “I’m a magical Christmas fairy with special powers.” But Penelope decided she had imagined it.

She looked at the drawing of the six wise monkeys on the coffee-shop sign. There were three monkeys standing in a row. These said, “See no evil,” “Speak no evil” and “Hear no evil.” Two monkeys stood on their shoulders, and they said, “Think no evil” and “Feel no evil.” And there was one monkey standing on the shoulders of those two, and this one said, “Dream no evil.”

They were the Happy Tumbling Monkeys.

Penelope thought the tea was really nice and the scone was delicious. She felt sure it was going to be a great Christmas.