Information from the Fairy Handbook

1 Information from the Fairy HandbookFairiesMost fairies are delightful magical spirits with likenessesand kinship to flowers, insects, and other small are problem solvers, helpers, fixers, andprotectors of nature. They get alongwell with gnomesand most other living things. Fairy spirits are given toselect girls at the moment of their birth. When they areold enough to handle the responsibility that comes withbeing a Fairy , young girls are told about their Fairy spirits,andare guided by Fairy mentors (usually older fairies) tolearn how to use their powers and gifts in accordancewith their job as CircleA Fairy Circle is a gathering of fairies that can be forsocial reasons or to discuss problems and ways tofixthem.

2 To clear up any confusion, please note that FairyCircles do not have to be circular. Fairies can meettogether in any shape or formation including squares,triangles, straight lines, untidy clumps, scattered groups,piled pyramids, hovering clouds, etc. Some reasons thatmay necessitate a Fairy Circle include natural disasters,important news, major problems, or Fairy Code of ConductThe Fairy Code of Conduct pertains to the fact thatfairies are never allowed to abuse Fairy power or misusefairy gifts, and they are not supposed to use magic fortrivial things or to solve everyday need permission from their mentors to performmagic at all. In keeping with the purpose or job of fairies, to protect nature and fix serious problems(primarily problems caused by other magical creatures),the fairies must take care not to overstep their are not supposed to meddle or interfere with thingsthat are not related to their job.

3 Fairy problemsolvingand fixing needs to directly correspond with the reasonthat fairies Nature, the Fairy guardian,holds her fairies strictly accountable for their actionsregarding use of magic and Fairy gifts. Since the fairyhandbook ages with thefairies, it serves the purpose ofhelping to keep young fairies out of trouble by limitingthe amount of Information it gives them. The handbookoften refers young fairies to their mentors for advice,guidance, and Favorite FoodsThe fairies favorite foods include lemon jellybeans, peanut butter and marshmallow cr me sandwiches,raspberries, powdered sugar puff pastries, homemadefudge, golden raisins, cherry chip loaf, pizza, salad, andsnowflake Fairy divinity.

4 Fairies also like to drink rootbeer, flowernectar, iced coffee, hot chocolate,pomegranate juice, and iced GiftsEach Fairy is blessed with a unique Fairy gift (andsometimes more than one) that is like a strength orspecialty. These individual Fairy gifts areusually whycertain fairies are chosen to participate in particular fairymissions. The gifts are very diverse and can be anythingfrom the ability to cause rain, extremely powerfuleyesight, manipulation of electricity, amazing memory,the power to wardoff unfriendly insects, extraordinarystrength, the ability to become invisible, enhanced speed,resistance to cold, and the ability to breathe under are very much like little superheroes in thisregard.

5 Each Fairy being different is whatmakes fairiesan awesome force as a group. Their strengths combine toform an extremely powerful HandbookThe Fairy Handbook is a source of Information for contains answers to Fairy questions and advice to helpfairies make good decisions. The Handbook ages withthe fairies and is also interactive, capable of carrying on aconversation with its Fairy owner if needed. Most of thefairies of the Southwest region carry handbooks of afawn tan colors by differ by states andcountries. The fairies who have moved from Kentuckycarry green Fairy handbooks, and the fairies fromMontana have sky-blue peoplewould not be able to read a Fairy Handbook if they foundone because the pages would appear blankto a non-magical person and the book itself would only be abouthalf-an-inch in LightFairy lightis awhisper of light for the eyes to hear.

6 Thetip of a Fairy wand will glow. This is a useful tool forfairies. To produce this light, a Fairy must whisper thewords, Fairy light. Fairy MentorEach young Fairy is assigned a Fairy mentor to act as asupervisor and teacher. This is important because it is atremendous responsibility to be a Fairy . Fairies are notallowed to use Fairy magicto solve everyday problems orto abuse others, and young fairies are not supposed to usemagic at all without approval from their mentors. Fairymentors are usually older fairies; however, Madam Robinis the exception to this. She is actually a wise oldrobinthat has been bewitched to have long life and the gift mentors help arrange excuses likesleepovers and Girls Club activities so young fairies canparticipate in Fairy MissionsFrequently, there are terrible problems to be solved in thefairy realm such as recovering the stolen Shell ofLaughter, helping to break an evil curse, solving themystery of the Magic Snowglobe, rescuing kidnapped batfairies, trying to locate missing human shadows, andhelping a dragon complete a dangerous quest.

7 Most ofthe time, fairies are assigned to a particular Fairy missionbased on their unique Fairy gifts and how these gifts willbest apply to making the mission , leader of fairies for the Southwest region, makesthe decisions as to who will participate in each SpiritsFairies derive their spirits from numerous sources. Someof the more common spirits come from flowers, berries,herbs, and tree blossoms. Fairy spirits can also comefrom insects like dragonflies, butterflies, moths, fireflies,and beetles. There are also fairies whose spirits comefrom small birds, animals, lizards, and sea creatures suchas finches, robins, sparrows, moles, shrews, bats, seahorses, starfish, oysters, salamanders, and , only one snake Fairy and one spider Fairy areknown to Spirit StonesWhen fairies touch small stones, they leave an stones are usually marked with faint impressions offlowers, butterflies,mushrooms, birds, small animals,snails, feathers, leaves, starbursts, berries, moons, bees,toads, beetles, and other such images.

8 Some of the mostrare Fairy Spirit Stones will have a number visible onthem. These stones have been touched by sphiloxes elffairies of light. The numbers will range from1to9because sphiloxes are named for the order number oftheir births, and only nine of them currently walks to discover the hidden niches that are homesto Fairy Spirit Stones. When you find them, carry inyour pocket or purse as a good luck charm, place in apotted plant to help it grow, or display in a teacup in yourchina cabinet. But be warned: Several mysteriousdisappearances of Fairy Spirit Stones have been ofthe stones are so full of Fairy spirit and magicthat they cannot be confined and must set out on theirown TableclothsThis is a legend that exists to explain the dew ladenfunnel weaver spider webs visible on the ground, earlymornings, during certain times of year when thetemperature and humidity are just right to cause themoisture to settle on the strands of tell their children that fairies have beenhaving midnight tea parties, and have left behind theirtablecloths.

9 Many other stories about Fairy parties andcelebrations have grown out of this, as storytellers havesought to entertain children. Remarkably, none of thetales that contain a reference to Fairy tablecloths mentionfairy circles, which are what fairies call their celebrationsand gatherings. However, if only two fairies are having atea party, then it is correctnotto call it a Fairy circle,because a gathering really should contain more than WandsFairy wands can be made from almost any item or objectand are enchanted to help fairies perform magic. Elves,witches, and wizards are capable of performing the spellsto bewitch Fairy wands. There are a vast variety of fairywands including many types of feathers such as pheasant,cardinal,raven,guinea,ostrich,c row,parakeet,mockingbird, eagle, bluebird, peacock, hummingbird,snow goose, and emu.

10 There are also a lot of flowerwands like clover blossoms, tulips, pansies, miniatureroses, and poppies. Some of the more unique wandsinclude a porcupine quill, a thin crystal shard, anelephant s eyelash, a tiger whisker, an everlasting icicle, a curlicue grapevine, a paper drinks umbrella, an otterwhisker, a cinnamon stick, braided orangutan hairs, aroyal carpet thread from a castle in Germany, a vanillabean, a knitting needle, a peppermint stick, an ever-changing seasonal wisteria sprig, a matchstick, theminute hand from an antique carriage clock, a dandelionseed, a corkscrew-spiraled boar bristle, a bit of braidedlion s mane, an invisible twig, a skeleton key, and apussy willow branch.