Find The Teapot Game Day 3

The party at Miss Pixie Swallowtail's house was a tremendous success. The fairies didn't go home until dawn! Leaving Miss Swallowtail's party, Mr. & Mrs. Luminescent Panellus waved good-bye to all the fairies and walked to the edge of the forest where their home was set under a lovely oak tree. Entering their house, they immediately fell into bed totally exhausted and dreamed sweet dreams until noon. A sunbeam poked through the leaves and Luminescent Panellus awoke with a start. Oh my! The party would be at his house tonight and he had a lot to do to get ready!

Mr. P. jumped up and raced to the front door. There, waiting for him, stood the teapot. Little Miss Swallowtail had already brought it over and placed it in readiness for the evening's festivities. His friend, the fawn, was resting quietly in front of his house and was wondering why there was a teapot just sitting on the forest floor doing nothing. Her mother had left her at the stump by Mr. Panellus' house and told her to remain very still until she returned. Even though Fawn was laying quietly, that didn't stop her from thinking busy thoughts, and she was full of questions when Mr. P. came to the door.

"I can't answer your questions now, Fawn." said Luminescent as he rung his hands in nervousness. "I have lots to do to get ready for tonight. I am hosting the fairies party tonight and they are all planning on a a good old-fashioned Ring Dance. I must find a Caller to tell the dancers where to go in each round. It's very important to find an experienced Caller. In the merriment of the moment, we fairies sometimes forget where we are to go unless we have someone directing traffic."

"I'm sorry that I can't help you, Mr. Panellus." Fawn softly replied. "We deer don't do much dancing. We do lots of excellent leaping, but I've not heard that my family is too interested in dancing. Perhaps the honey bees could help you. They are always very busy, they dip and bob which looks like dancing, and they get around a lot. They may know of a good caller."

"An excellent idea, Fawn!" breathed stout Mr. Panellus. You may be young, but you have a sharp mind. I will run off right now and see if I can find a helpful bee. Ta ta."

Mr. Panellus rolled along the forest floor, in his round plumpness, and came upon a bee who was humming from the Dutchman's Breeches that grew all about. Mr. Panellus cleared his throat and with a harrumph said, "Excuse me, Mr. Bee, but do you know anything about dancing and can you tell me where I could find a good Caller for the fairy celebration which is to be held at my house tonight?"

The bee paused momentarily in his flight, and said, "Iffff you are looking ffffor someone ffffor tonight, you cerrrrtainly waited until the laaaast moment. We bees think ahead and plaaaan for the ffffuture."

"I know." Mr. Panellus wheezed. It is truly negligent of me to wait until today, but there hasn't been an opportunity to find a Caller until now."

"Well," the bee buzzed, "I guessss I can understand that. Try the seeeecond beeeech tree on your right. I think that there is a Fairy who hassss Called at some dancessss in the past. Her name is Parasol Lepiota. Sssshe is not exactly a fairy, I would call her a mushroom, but I think she is very agreeable and may be able to help you."

"Thank you so much for your help, Mr. Bee. I, myself, am more mushroom than fairy, so perhaps she will be more willing to come help us out tonight." Luminescent Panellus turned toward the second beech tree and the bee waved his wing in farewell.

Can you find the teapot in this picture, Franny and Ellie? Do you think that Parasol Lepiota will help the fairies out tonight at the party? Come back later and hear the rest of the story.
Luv,
Mimi

Find The Teapot Game Day 2

After spending an enjoyable evening at Mr. & Mrs. Wren's house, the fairies decided that they wanted to meet again the next evening. Fairies are noted for being very social and therefore will never turn down a group event! Because Mr. Wren hosted the previous party, he was in charge of taking the Queen's teapot to the next house. But where was that to be?

There was much debate over whether it was little Miss Pixie Swallowtail's turn or if the honors were to go to Luminescent Panellus, who lived in the mushroom patch at the edge of the forest. Little Miss Pixie had not hosted a party since last September, and her neighbors were beginning to wonder if she was getting too old to prepare for such a group because she really didn't fly around much at night anymore.

All the fairies loved Miss Pixie, especially the small fairies, because she had a special cupboard where she always kept a ready supply of crystal honey drops which were kept fresh on rose petals. Everyone under the age of 1486 years love crystal honey drops. When a guest arrives at Miss Pixie's, she will softly say, "Please, feel free to skip over to my pantry and break off a honey drop from the yellow rose which grows there. If you pop it into your mouth quickly, it will dissolve slowly and give you the most delicious satisfaction in your tummy." And she is always right!

Mr. Wren asked Miss Pixie if she would like to host tonight's tea party. She politely bowed her head a little and turned to Luminescent to see if he would prefer to have the party himself. Luminescent Panellus was a rotund little fairy, prone to paleness, and also quite mild in temperament. He thanked Miss Pixie for her concern but assured her that if she wanted to host tonight's party, that he would not interfere. He would simply pencil into his calendar that he would have everyone over tomorrow night! Luminescent was most agreeable and the location was set!

In the picture above, you will find the teapot waiting for Miss P. to retrieve it. Miss Pixie, because she is quite shy, has tucked her house beneath a large calladium leaf. She is also very fastidious about her manners so that all the fairies who come to her house must knock three times in fairy fashion in order to enter. What do you suppose the fairy knock is like? Find the teapot and then, Frances and Eleanor, you must decide how the fairies are to knock in that special way in order to go to Miss Pixie Swallowtail's party.

Goodbye until tomorrow!
Luv,
Mimi

Find The Teapot Game

Frances and Eleanor, I have a game for you!

The fairies have been busy lately as they have been entertaining at one another's homes. They have a special teapot that was given to them by the "Queen of the Fairies" many many years ago. Her name was Queen Hermione, and she was very beautiful. All fairies are beautiful, but it was universally accepted that Queen Hermione was especially exquisite. She had sparkling coal black hair that caught the moonbeams as she skipped through the trees and it would cause the whole forest to glisten.

Queen Hermione gave to the fairies her special teapot when it was time for her to go to the Enchanted Lands. The teapot has been used since that time for special events and long-awaited celebrations. You can see the teapot in the picture up above. It is not a very good picture of the teapot itself, but that is because you are to notice its shape and not its design.

But now back to our story....

Since it is now high-summer, the teapot has been in constant demand because the fairies love their evening tea parties. On this evening, Mr. & Mrs. Wren invited the Oak Hills fairies to come to their house for tea. Mrs. Wren had just finished redecorating her new home and she was very proud of it. The Wrens were noted for being a little too pleased with themselves, but it was agreed that Mrs. Wren had done a fabulous job selecting colors, carpeting and window treatments for her new home. The children were growing quickly and it was time for them to have an open house before the eldest flew from the nest.

Excalibur Oak had been the last fairy to host an event so he brought the teapot to the Wren's house. As the evening darkened, and the fireflies began to dance through the trees, all the Oak Hills fairies gathered at the Wren's for a relaxing evening of mint tea and acorn scones.
Can you find the teapot in this picture?
Tomorrow I will post another picture of the teapot as it travels to another fairy party. It may be harder to find the teapot and that is why I want you to learn the shape because you can usually spot a shape quicker than you can a design.
Luv,
Mimi