One week had passed since Joy made his maiden trip to the Fairy Land. It was weekend once more, and the Blue Fairy had promised to take him to a visit again. Joy had been good the whole week, and now he was so eager, he couldn’t sleep!! “How would the Blue Fairy visit my dreams if I do not sleep!” He reminded himself and shut his eyes. As soon as he slept, the Blue Fairy came in his dreams.
“Hello Joy”, she said. “Did you like my place last time?”
“Of course, Blue Fairy”, Joy said in all earnest. “I was amazed. The seven-rainbow lit sky made your earth so beautiful. And the trees in the woods were amazing. I have never seen fruits and vegetables look so tasty! You must be so proud of the Fairy Land.”
“They are tasty”, replied the Fairy. “And extremely nutritious too. In fact, this was one of the reasons why we shifted here from the old Fairy Land. But the sudden increase of nutrition has made the fairyland animals very strong and ferocious. We have also told the Fairy King about it. Maybe he’ll do something..”
“Wow!! There’s a king too!” asked Joy , amazed.
“Yes. And a whole lot of princesses. Now let’s go. We have to return back in time before your parents wake up.”
So the Blue Fairy took Joy along to the flying journey over the crescent moon and the twinkling stars into the huge white cloud of Fairy Land. When she left him, Joy decided to try some fruits for himself. But just as he was about to pluck an apple, he heard some strange grunting sounds. He hid behind a tree, and saw three massive bears strolling. It was a family- papa bear, mamma bear and baby bear. But even the baby bear was huge.
“It must be the effect of these special fruits” thought Joy, as he saw a beautiful cottage in some distance. Quietly, he stepped in. He found bowls of porridge spilt over, and a little chair broken. Can you guess who did it?
Joy realized it was the Goldilocks. “The bears are ferocious now, and they sure will be very unhappy with her when they come back. She might not be able to escape their anger. I need to help.” Reasoned Joy, as he quickly arranged the porridge bowls in place, and tried to fix the baby bear’s chair.
“Even the baby bear’s chair is too heavy for me to lift.” Joy could see the bear family approaching the cottage from the window. He must hurry. He ran upstairs, where he knew he’ll find Goldilocks sleeping. He woke her up.
The little girl with golden hair looked at him in amazement. “Is this your cottage?” she asked, innocently.
“No!” replied Joy in a haste. “It is the bears. And they’ll be mad when they see us in their house. We have to run.”
Joy opened the window, and helped Goldilocks to jump out. The bears were already in the home, and were screaming angrily. He could hear their footsteps on the stairs. Joy jumped off the window too, and the two kids ran head over heels till the cottage was out of sight!
The Blue Fairy met them in the middle of the woods. She was very happy with Joy’s bravery, and promised him another visit to the Fairy Land next week. It was late; Joy decided to taste the apple next time.
PUZZLE:
Kids, do you remember the original Goldilocks story? Try answering these questions to find out:
Why was Goldilocks called so?
What was she doing in the jungle when she saw the cottage?
Whose porridge did she eat?
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