wow!” she whispered. “I’m going to Enchantia again!”
Colours started to swirl about her and the next second she felt herself being lifted into the air and whisked away …
Rosa spun round and round and then the magic gently set her down. As the cloud of colours faded, her feet met something soft and grainy. Sand! Hearing the cry of seagulls in the air, she looked about. She was standing on a sunny beach with trees behind her and a blue sealapping at the shore. There was a sharp tang of salt and seaweed in the air and far out on the water was a large old-fashioned ship with three masts and rectangular sails. It was a very different place from the open-air theatre!
For a moment Rosa remembered the lullaby dance she’d been about to perform. Luckily no time ever passed in the human world while she was in Enchantia, so she would be back in time to go on stage. She pushed the thoughts of the ballet to the back of her mind. Right now she needed to concentrate on Enchantia.
I wonder why the shoes have brought me here? she thought excitedly. Usually any problems in Enchantia were caused by the Wicked Fairy or evil King Rat. Rosa wasn’t keen to meet either of them again, but she knew she would do whatever she could to help her friends.
She looked back out to sea, where the sound of music and shouting drifted acrossthe waves from the ship. The sailors on board seemed to be having a party. A black flag with a white picture on it was flying from the mast. Rosa looked closer and caught her breath. It was the skull and crossbones. That must mean it was a pirate ship!
Rosa wasn’t too sure if she wanted to meet pirates. She was starting to back away uncertainly towards the trees when she heard a voice.
“Rosa! Over here!”
Rosa recognised it instantly. “Nutmeg!” she exclaimed, looking round. She couldn’t see her friend. “Where are you?”
Nutmeg poked her head out from round one of the trees. “I’m here!”
Rosa hurried to meet her. As usual,Nutmeg was wearing a sparkling pink and pale brown tutu and a glittering tiara. Her brown hair was up in a bun and she wore pink pointe shoes.
“It’s lovely to see you, Rosa!” she exclaimed.
The two friends hugged.
“So what’s going on?” Rosa asked. “Why have the shoes brought me here?”
“Well, we’ve got a big problem.” Nutmeg pointed to the ship. “And it’s all to do with those pirates.”
Rosa felt a shiver of excitement and fear run through her. “Why? What have they done?”
“Come and sit down,” said Nutmeg. “And I’ll tell you all about it …”
Rosa and Nutmeg sat down on the soft sand and the fairy started to explain. “King Tristan and Queen Isabella decided to have a big summer garden party for everyone in Enchantia. They wanted to make it the best garden party ever and so they arranged for lots of amazing things to be brought from all over the kingdom – delicious food andsparkling jewels and the finest silks for decorating the palace gardens.”
“So what’s the problem?” asked Rosa curiously.
Nutmeg sighed. “The garden party is set for tomorrow and none of the things that were supposed to be shipped here by sea have arrived. Those pirates over there have been stealing everything.”
Rosa glanced across the water. The noise on the ship had got louder and cannons were now being fired.
“We don’t know who’s their captain or where they are keeping the stolen goods,” Nutmeg went on. “I came here to try and find out.”
“How are you going to do that?” asked Rosa.
Nutmeg sighed again. “I haven’t actually worked that out yet,” she admitted.
Rosa considered the problem. “Couldn’t you use your magic to get on the ship?” she suggested. Nutmeg could use her fairy magic to get almost anywhere in Enchantia.
“I could,” said Nutmeg slowly. “Although it would be very dangerous.”
“But you’d definitely find out what’s really going on if you did that,” said Rosa. “I’ll come
Colours started to swirl about her and the next second she felt herself being lifted into the air and whisked away …
Rosa spun round and round and then the magic gently set her down. As the cloud of colours faded, her feet met something soft and grainy. Sand! Hearing the cry of seagulls in the air, she looked about. She was standing on a sunny beach with trees behind her and a blue sealapping at the shore. There was a sharp tang of salt and seaweed in the air and far out on the water was a large old-fashioned ship with three masts and rectangular sails. It was a very different place from the open-air theatre!
For a moment Rosa remembered the lullaby dance she’d been about to perform. Luckily no time ever passed in the human world while she was in Enchantia, so she would be back in time to go on stage. She pushed the thoughts of the ballet to the back of her mind. Right now she needed to concentrate on Enchantia.
I wonder why the shoes have brought me here? she thought excitedly. Usually any problems in Enchantia were caused by the Wicked Fairy or evil King Rat. Rosa wasn’t keen to meet either of them again, but she knew she would do whatever she could to help her friends.
She looked back out to sea, where the sound of music and shouting drifted acrossthe waves from the ship. The sailors on board seemed to be having a party. A black flag with a white picture on it was flying from the mast. Rosa looked closer and caught her breath. It was the skull and crossbones. That must mean it was a pirate ship!
Rosa wasn’t too sure if she wanted to meet pirates. She was starting to back away uncertainly towards the trees when she heard a voice.
“Rosa! Over here!”
Rosa recognised it instantly. “Nutmeg!” she exclaimed, looking round. She couldn’t see her friend. “Where are you?”
Nutmeg poked her head out from round one of the trees. “I’m here!”
Rosa hurried to meet her. As usual,Nutmeg was wearing a sparkling pink and pale brown tutu and a glittering tiara. Her brown hair was up in a bun and she wore pink pointe shoes.
“It’s lovely to see you, Rosa!” she exclaimed.
The two friends hugged.
“So what’s going on?” Rosa asked. “Why have the shoes brought me here?”
“Well, we’ve got a big problem.” Nutmeg pointed to the ship. “And it’s all to do with those pirates.”
Rosa felt a shiver of excitement and fear run through her. “Why? What have they done?”
“Come and sit down,” said Nutmeg. “And I’ll tell you all about it …”
Rosa and Nutmeg sat down on the soft sand and the fairy started to explain. “King Tristan and Queen Isabella decided to have a big summer garden party for everyone in Enchantia. They wanted to make it the best garden party ever and so they arranged for lots of amazing things to be brought from all over the kingdom – delicious food andsparkling jewels and the finest silks for decorating the palace gardens.”
“So what’s the problem?” asked Rosa curiously.
Nutmeg sighed. “The garden party is set for tomorrow and none of the things that were supposed to be shipped here by sea have arrived. Those pirates over there have been stealing everything.”
Rosa glanced across the water. The noise on the ship had got louder and cannons were now being fired.
“We don’t know who’s their captain or where they are keeping the stolen goods,” Nutmeg went on. “I came here to try and find out.”
“How are you going to do that?” asked Rosa.
Nutmeg sighed again. “I haven’t actually worked that out yet,” she admitted.
Rosa considered the problem. “Couldn’t you use your magic to get on the ship?” she suggested. Nutmeg could use her fairy magic to get almost anywhere in Enchantia.
“I could,” said Nutmeg slowly. “Although it would be very dangerous.”
“But you’d definitely find out what’s really going on if you did that,” said Rosa. “I’ll come
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