This is the first part of a story I began for Alyrica last year...finishing it this year. Breaking the mold of only writing on Wednesday because, well, it's Yule...
Category: Family Fairy Tales
Journal: Thirteen-Story Building
Date: 12-21-2009
The Yule Fairy
by Felina Lune Kavi
Once upon a December, a tiny air fairy was born during a solstice snowstorm and her name was Ivy Twinklesparkle. She floated down to earth on a snowflake. She loved snow, ice, frost, and wind…but her favorite thing was light. As her snowflake fell closer to a city, she could see so many lights of all different colors and shapes. Her snowflake landed on a blue one that was part of a display outside of a home in the heart of the city. The blue light was so warm on that longest night, that the snowflake melted.
Ivy flew to the nearest window to look inside. There she saw a little girl and her parents wrapping lights and garland around a tree in their living room while a happy cat was batting a glittery bow across the floor. When the little girl smiled, her blue eyes twinkled. This made Ivy very happy.
She watched the family decorate their home. There were candles, wreaths, ornaments, lights, garlands, stockings, and presents…all of them shining and sparkling as if to welcome the sun. Then Ivy heard something scampering across the snow below the window. It was a chubby little bunny trying to get her attention.
“Are you the new Yule Fairy?” The bunny asked her.
“Me?” Ivy asked, though she didn’t see any other fairies around. “I don’t know. What’s a Yule Fairy?”
The bunny could barely contain his excitement. He began hopping back and forth as he explained. “The Yule Fairy brings solstice sundust to our Earth during the twelve days of Yule. She sprinkles the snowflakes and everything with it! Every nine years, the Yule Fairy retires and another one is born. All of the animals help to find her by seeing which fairy makes the sundust. The Yule Fairy is a great friend to us animals because her sundust catches light and warms the snow into water. When the snow melts and the Sun shines stronger, that’s when Spring returns. We’re very grateful to the Yule Fairy for this so we animals help her in any way we can. She also gives gifts of food to all the animals on the longest night of the year, the Winter Solstice, to show her love and gratitude. We heard there was going to be a new fairy born this Solstice who would possess the power to create and use solstice sundust. It’s a very rare talent.”
“Wow!” Ivy smiled. “How does the Yule Fairy create sundust?”
“I don’t know, but it comes out of her fingertips!” The bunny’s eyes were wide with wonder.
Ivy shook her fingertips but nothing happened. “Am I doing it right?”
“All you do is point them at whatever you want to shower with sundust. Oh! Oh yeah, I almost forgot! The Yule Fairy always says something while she’s doing this.”
“What does she say?”
“It’s different with every Yule Fairy. The last one always said ‘Tinselwind!’ but I’ve heard that some have said ‘Flickerfly!’ or ‘Glitterglow!’ too. I wonder what your magic word is.”
Ivy tried a few different words, but none of them worked. Then she tried the three words the bunny had mentioned, and none of them worked either. Finally, she decided to try her last name.
“Twinklesparkle!” Ivy said with a smile.
The bunny saw the little fairy’s eyes twinkle and suddenly the snow on the ground was covered in tiny sparkles. “You did it! You’re her! You’re the Yule Fairy!”
“I’m the Yule Fairy!” She fluttered her wings with joy. “Thank you so much for your help! What is your name?”
“My name is Tapper!”
“Nice to meet you, Tapper. My name is Ivy.”
“Welcome to our city, Ivy!” said Tapper. “And I hope you’ll come back very soon, but first you should travel to the North Pole and meet the Holly King. He can explain more about what it means to be the Yule Fairy.”
Ivy kissed Tapper on his nose. “Thank you! I will see you later!”
“Have a safe journey!” Tapper shouted to her as she flew off with a flash.
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