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Ella and Esen the Wind Fairy - a short story
By 1211kellie
16 July 2008
A 'fairy' story. Any comments good or bad much appreciated.



rainbow


It was a dull and rainy afternoon, and watching from her bedroom window stood a little girl whose name was Ella. She sighed as the dark grey clouds drifted slowly overhead. In the distance she could see the sunshine peeking through. The rain began to slow down, and suddenly a beautiful rainbow stretched itself across the sky as if by magic. 
 
Ella stared. “Is there really anything at the end of a rainbow?” she thought to herself. She smiled and continued to watch as the rainbow slowly vanished.
 
When bedtime came, Ella climbed into her bed and pulled the duvet tightly around herself so that she was warm and cosy. "Goodnight, sweetheart,” said Mum, as she bent down to give Ella a kiss. 

It wasn’t long before Ella was asleep. She started to dream about the rainbow she had seen earlier. “Is there anything at the end of a rainbow?” she mumbled in her sleep.
 

“Why yes,” answered a friendly voice. “Fairyland is at the end of the rainbow. Let me introduce myself: my name is Esen; I am a wind fairy. A lot of grown-ups don’t believe in fairies, but we really do exist.” 

“I’ve never spoken to a fairy before. What is a wind fairy?” said Ella.

“I make the wind blow,” said Esen. “It’s a very important job. Without the wind, how would a windmill grind the flour, a sailing ship move across the sea, the children fly the kites and the rain clouds get blown away?”
 
“Are there other fairies like you?” said Ella. “Yes, there are rain, sun and snow fairies. They are my best friends. There are fairies for anything you can think of,” said Esen. 

“Is there a hair fairy, a toilet fairy, a washing-up fairy and a book fairy?” said Ella in disbelief.

“Yes, yes, yes and yes,” laughed Esen.”

“Now don’t forget: when you wake up tomorrow morning, tell all your friends and family about the fairies that live at the end of the rainbow. Goodbye, dear Ella, I must go now. Sleep tight,” said Esen. 

So Ella slept peacefully for the rest of the night until the morning sunshine glowed into her bedroom and woke her up. 

She pulled the curtains back and laughed aloud as a huge gust of wind took a large shirt off the washing line. It soared into the air and then fell gently onto Bertie the dog, who was dozing on the floor. “Oh dear! It looks like Esen is a mischievous fairy,” laughed Ella, as she ran down the stairs to tell her mum all about the dream.
 

Copyright Kellie Franklin, 2008

Reviews

Written by JourneyAtNight (314 comments posted) 17th July 2008
I found this truly lovely! There is just the right amount of imagery and dialogue and I loved the playful nature of the last paragraph - it contrasts nicely with the dreamy tone throughout the piece. 
 
Nice work :) 
 
E
Wonderful Story!
Written by Katanga (1182 comments posted) 17th July 2008
Oh yes! Right up my street! 
 
This is so well written! 
 
'The toilet fairy'! Waaaaah! 
 
A small niggle: Paragraph 5 - you don't need all those speech marks between Esen's sentences. Once at the beginning and once at the end are enough. 
 
"Fairyland . . . exist." 
 
Cheers! 
 
John X

Written by 1211kellie (165 comments posted) 17th July 2008
Thank you both for you positive comments. John, I thought the 'toilet fairy' would make you smile.  
 
 
Kellie ;)

Written by pulltheletter (12 comments posted) 17th July 2008
Yes, a wonderful story!

Written by PuppyWuppy (29 comments posted) 19th July 2008
absolutely brilliant!Defintely good stuff, and rather sweer, actually.

Written by PuppyWuppy (29 comments posted) 19th July 2008
sorry, sweet.

Written by Josie (2780 comments posted) 19th July 2008
Kellie, this was again a very delightful little story for children. You really do excel with your lovely stories. I am sure you will do really well. Why not try one about a bat to go with my poem? ha ha They are lovely little creatures. We have to make children love them and care for them, and not be frightened by the silly things people tell them.

Written by 1211kellie (165 comments posted) 19th July 2008
Thanks again everyone for your kind and positive comments. I'm pleased you all enjoyed it. 
 
 
Kellie ;)

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