You’d think after their all-nighter, the Wind Dancers would have stayed home the next night.
But instead, at bedtime, they were once again flying across the dark dandelion meadow.
Back to Leanna’s house.
The four Wind Dancers fluttered to their friend’s bedroom window and landed on the windowsill. They peeked in. Once again, Leanna was tossing and turning in her sleep.
“See,” Sirocco said to the fillies. “It’s like I told you—Leanna could really use a sleep buddy.”
With a grin, Sirocco turned his head and peeked at the fuzzy green and orange frog perched on his back.
“Isn’t that right, Jeepers?”
“Brisina certainly agrees,” Brisa said, gazing fondly at the toy horse dangling from her magic jewel.
“So does Charles,” Kona said, giving her own sleep buddy a nose nuzzle.
“So do I,” Sumatra added, snuggling under her ribbon-y blanket buddy.
The Wind Dancers returned their gazes to Leanna, and then Sirocco looked downward. Tucked between his forelegs was one more sleep buddy.
It was a fuzzy, winged horse.
The toy horse was made of Wind Dancer magic. Its reins were crafted from Sumatra’s magical ribbons, and it wore a necklace of Brisa’s sparkly jewels. The horse also had a mane made of Kona’s magic flowers, and a tail just like Sirocco’s beautiful butterflies.
Sirocco landed on the edge of Leanna’s bed and tiptoed across her pillow. Then, ever so gently, he slipped the soft toy next to her.
Holding his breath, Sirocco flew back to his friends on the windowsill.
“Look!” Sumatra noted. “It’s working already!”
It was true. Leanna’s furrowed forehead had smoothed out. And now, she was sleeping with her arms around her own little Wind Dancer sleep buddy.
Sirocco grinned at his friends.
“And now…” he said excitedly.
“Shh!” the fillies all said together. Even though they knew they were invisible to Leanna, they wanted to be sure they didn’t wake her.
“… let’s go hit the hay, too!” Sirocco finished, changing his voice to a whisper.
