Joy in Norway

Much to Sid’s surprise, Joy wasn’t keen on planning anything for this week’s trip. He was rather quite against the idea. “This is sure unusual”, thought Sid. “Joy is always so enthusiastic about the trips!”
He understood Joy’s feelings better when the Blue Fairy visited them that night. Joy was still gloomy and grumpy, and when the Blue Fairy asked them their destination, Joy said he wasn’t interested.
“Ok”, the Blue Fairy said, with a mischievous smile. “I suppose I should go back to the fairyland then?”
“That is where I want to go.” Joy replied immediately. “I miss the wonderful sights of the FairyLand , Blue Fairy.”
“And what is it that you miss the most, my boy?” asked the Fairy.
Joy thought for a while, and said, “I know Earth has umpteen wonders too, but I liked Fairy Lands’ seven rainbow lit sky the best. Everything looked magical under that sky. Sure Earth can not match that beauty. Our sky is always in the boring shades of blue and black.”
“Let me surprise you”, said the Blue Fairy, and took the boys to Norway.
“Norway is a Scandinavian country, very close to the north pole.” She told them only this much, and decided to let them see the other wonders themselves.
They landed in front of a building apparently fully covered with ice. As they walked inside, they realized that the building is not covered, but is made up of ice itself. The walls, the floor and even the furniture were made of ice!!
The boys, now covered with the fairy’s magical shawl, could only mutter a wow!
“It is the ice hotel.” The Blue Fairy told them. “It is made anew from ice every winter, and it melts down every summer.”
Sid was amazed at this, but Joy still thought that nothing compared to the magical wonders of the FairyLand. Little did he know, that the Blue Fairy had taken upon herself to renew his interest in the endless beauty of Earth. She guided them out of the hotel, and asked them to look at the north sky.
To their surprise, they saw a sky illuminated. The sky was filled with streaks of colourful lights, much more marvelous than a hundred rainbows!! They were red and green, and seemed to paint the canvas of sky with an ethereal beauty.
“How did you do that!” gasped Joy. The unbelievable sight had to be work of Blue fairy’s magic, he was sure.
“I did nothing.” She replied. “These are called Aurora Borealis, or Northern Lights, and are natural. They can be seen in places around the Poles.”
Suddenly Sid realized that the sky was lit, sun was up, and this meant it was already morning!! They were late for their trip back home. “Our parents must have found out our absence. They must be so worried” he panicked, and so did Joy. Strange enough, the blue Fairy was calm.
“There’s plenty of time to reach back home” she said. “Norway is called the land of midnight sun. Here, Sun does not sets completely during the summers. Nevertheless, we must start our journey back.”Full of memories that can surpass any fairy tale, the boys returned to the familiar coziness of their homes. There, Joy declared he’ll never underestimate Earth ever again!