Then Honey led the girls to another huge room, filled with brightly-colored balloons. There were twinkling lights strung all over the high, arched ceiling, and shining silver streamers twirling in the air. But best of all was the fountain of glitter in the middle of the room, which sparkled in all the colors of the rainbow. Fairies were collecting the glitter in pots and then stacking them to one side, while Grace the Glitter Fairy fluttered around, organizing her helpers.

As soon as she saw the girls, she winked and waved her wand at them, sending a swirl of pink glitter shooting toward them in the shape of a heart.

Rachel and Kirsty smiled and waved, then followed Honey through another door. They found themselves on a golden balcony, overlooking a grand ballroom.

“We saw this room when Bertram visited us,” Kirsty remembered. “Look, there’s Melodie the Music Fairy — and the frog orchestra!”

The girls couldn’t help but smile to see so many frogs dressed in fancy red vests and playing their musical instruments.

“There’s Bertram,” Rachel whispered, giving him a wave. Bertram was so excited to see the girls that he tooted his bugle at all the wrong times in “Happy Anniversary”, as he tried to wave back.

Kirsty suddenly noticed that there was somebody else in the great hall, too—the Fairy Godmother. The girls held their breath as she flew over to greet them.

“Hello again, girls,” she smiled. “Have you and Honey been having goblin trouble, by any chance?”

“You could say that,” Honey agreed. She told the Fairy Godmother what had happened in Mrs. Twist’s candy shop.

The Fairy Godmother giggled. “Those tricky goblins!” she said. “Well, you should take some magic candy to Mrs. Twist. That will make her customers happy again.”

“Thank you,” Kirsty replied, her eyes shining.

The Fairy Godmother’s eyes twinkled as she looked at the girls’ happy faces. Then she lifted her wand and waved it over their heads. “Fly, fairies, fly!” she said. “And keep up the good work.”

Rachel was just about to reply when she felt herself swept up in a warm, magical breeze. It lifted both girls off the ground and whisked them through the air. The Fairy Godmother waved as they drifted away.

Honey laughed. She was caught up in the rush of air, too. “It’s a magical wind,” she cried in delight. “A special fairy breeze that will take us to the Candy Factory!”

Treats Galore!

The breeze whisked them along the balcony and into another room, where the girls recognized Jasmine the Present Fairy. She was wrapping gifts in sparkling paper, with long, silky ribbons that tied themselves in perfect bows.

Rachel turned herself around with her fairy wings so that she could watch Jasmine at work. “How do those ribbons do that?” she asked in awe.