Jasmine’s mother who was a former doctor fairy, used to work
as a doctor in the fairy hospital. She was a paediatrician and had taken retirement
for the moment.
She had thought that she might be back to her work as soon
as her kids begin living their own life.
Before taking retirement, the queen fairy had gifted her a
red sparrow. At that time the red sparrow was a baby. Now it had grown up into
a huge sparrow and could take huge loads upon it and could fly four fairies at
a time.
Jasmine’s mother Martina had gifted this sparrow to her
daughter on her seventh birthday. Jasmine was at first scared of riding the
bird.
The bird was called Tino. Tino could talk but always asked
for chocolates. Slowly, slowly Jasmine’s father taught her how to ride Tino.
Daniel had already mastered the art of riding and often took
Tino to fly out in the other fairy lands.
It was Daniel who finally managed to get Jasmine ride Tino
without any fear. He would fly up and down. He would fly Tino just above
Jasmine’s head and call out to her-“See sister, I am not scared. Why are you?”
Saying this he would break into a big laughter.
Once, while laughing his ride had become uncontrollable and
had his father not done magic to save them, he and Tino would have crashed into
the big huge Fairy tree. The fairy council meeting used to take place there.
Everyday, Jasmine would take TIno out for small rides, while
Daniel would watch over them.
One day, Tino took a big leap and before taking it he asked
Jasmine to hold onto him very tightly.
Tino soared the skies up and down and kept on flying the
high skies till Jasmine became comfortable on his back.
Soon enough they would venture out every day.
One day in overexcitement Tino flew in great strides and
reached the nearby land of potatoes, which was 150 nautical miles away from
fairyland. For being a big bird, Tino was able to cover the distance in a short
time. But now they were in trouble, as in the land of potatoes not only the
potatoes were big, they could talk and move rapidly.
Tino was soon asked to land at the airport of potatoes and a
potato immigration officer asked for their passport, visa and for the entry
fees.
They had nothing with them.
When Jasmine informed them that she was an honorary seargent
fairy under the fairy queen, a big potato man came and took out his phone and
called the fairy secretary.
Soon enough a fairy contingent came and apologised for Jasmine
and Tino’s mistaken behaviour and took them back home.
By then the Potato King was informed too and he had also
come to take a look at the fairy and her big red sparrow.
Leading the fairy contingent was her brother Daniel. When
Daniel came and shook hands with the potato king, Jasmine was very surprised.
Daniel was a naughty fellow who used to spend his day playing in his school’s
pool.
The potato king was a timid and a small man or “potato.”
After speaking to the potato King, Daniel asked Jasmine to
get on Tino and both of them went back home, the fairy contingent also went
back home.
Now the question arises, why was Daniel leading the fairy
contingent?
N.B. To be continued in the next post.
Adios!
Before You Travel. 