PRINCESS OF THE FAIRIES

 

My friends Jo and Yasmine have arrived and I have explained the little I know about meeting the Fairy Princess tonight. I have told them to just let the Fairies decide all that is to take place and to be very careful as it is so late and dark. Not to hurt anyone there as they are small and delicate.  We went to the glen as the sun was setting. The glen was a little dark as we entered single file with me in the lead. I stopped as I entered the glen with a look of astonished surprise on my face. I turned and Jo and Yasmine had stopped to and were starring ahead as I was into the center of the glen. All around and in every tree, bush and on every leaf were beautiful fairies holding a wand that emitted a bright white light. It was like looking at millions of stars in the night sky. How wondrous a sight as I smiled at Jo and Yasmine. They were in awe to of this magnificent view. The quiet chatter of the fairies could be heard as they winged back and forth leading the way for us to the center of the glen where a silken tall chair covered with precious stones set on top of a tree stump that had been decorated with many different kinds of wild flowers found throughout this forest and glen. How lovely it all looked to us. Lu came forward and I introduced my friends Jo and Yasmine to her. She smiled and said to follow her. On the ground before this tree stump had been laid a comfortable layer of leaves and flowers. Lu told us to sit down and that the Fairy Princess would be coming soon. As we sat and quietly looked around many of the fairy people winged forward and it seemed like a dance with their wands of light streaking up and down and all around. They were able to make them into different colors and we all sat as if transfixed as rainbows of color passed before our eyes. All different shades of blues, greens, yellow, reds, purple, pink, lavender, more colors than we could count. A symphony of lights and the sounds of tiny wings fluttering in the night. Then suddenly as it had started the light show ended and a hush came over the glen. Only a soft muttering of voices could be heard saying she is here, she is here. Lu came to be by my side as the most beautiful fairy I have ever seen appeared. She was a little taller than the rest, with long flowing hair of red. Her wings were glowing a flaming red and their bright light was so beautiful we were transfixed by this glorious sight.A flowing silky gown of red that sparkled in the night. She slowly flew to the chair and stood for a few moments and looked at us as we sat in stunned silence. Then she smiled as I had unconscionably put out my hand and she nodded her head and gently landed in my palm. Not a sound could be heard in the glen except for the quiet flutter of many small wings as other fairies approached their Princess as she stood in my hand smiling at me. Finally she spoke in a sweet melodious voice. “I am the Princess of the fairies, and I have come especially to meet you tonight to thank you for letting my clan, my family live in this beautiful glen.” “You must promise not to tell anyone we are here as they will come and we will have to flee and find another safe place to live.” “Can you do this for us?’ she asked. I nodded my head and said yes. That none here would ever tell of what they have seen this night. She looked at Jo and Yasmine and asked them the same question. They both agreed that no one would ever know of this magical place from any of us. Then the Princess held out her small hand and another fairy placed a gold wand in it and it started to glow brighter and brighter, until it was blinding to our eyes. She came forward and touched the ring finger of each of our hands and magically a thin gold band appeared. It had two hands clasped together with a heart in between. I immediately recognized it and so did Jo and Yasmine as a claddagh. It glowed and felt warm as it adjusted to each of our fingers. What a beautiful gift .We all smiled at each other and thanked the Princess. Then she held her small hand up and instantly a small prayer box appeared... It was made of sterling silver and embossed with a claddagh on it. The princess put it into my hand. It was so very small. Then she raised her hands for silence from all that were there as she started to speak to me. She said,” When you have need of help from above, write your prayer and place in this prayer box and it will be answered

. It may not be the answer that you are praying for, but it will in the end be the right answer that you need.” All I could do was nod my head, for I was so overwhelmed by these gifts. She also said,” If you should have need of us here for any reason, come in to the glen and rub that ring and we will know that you are here and Lu will come to you. Come and visit us often as we would like to get to know all about you and want you to learn about us too. “And with these final words the Fairy Princess lifted off my palm and with her other fairies flew into the forest in the glen. Jo, Yasmine and I just sat there for quite awhile not saying a word. Just enjoying the moment and looking at our rings and at my tiny prayer box. There were still fairies with wands of light waiting to show us out of the glen safely so we got up and followed them through the forest where they left us to continue with the moonlight to my home. What a magical night we all had.