Chapter One
Jake, the blue and green parrot,
was very excited. He flew around and around over Fairyland
School. His friend Paddy, the leprechaun was in that school. He
was writing his math test today.
Yesterday, Jake had offered to
help Paddy pass his math test.
“No thanks,” said Paddy. “I don’t
want to cheat. If I used your magic, the Fairy Queen will get
mad. I would never become a Moonbeam Rider.”
Paddy and Jake live in Fairyland.
Almost everything in Fairyland is magical. Jake is already a
Moonbeam Rider. However, he has never been for a ride on
a moonbeam! He is hoping that Paddy will help him.
Paddy is his very best friend in
the whole world. However, their friendship was often put to the
test.
Leprechauns are happy little
people. They love to play tricks on everyone. Jake often got mad
at Paddy for playing his tricks.
One time he hung a sign on old
Mister Snail’s garden gate that said:
Do
Not Open
Poor Mister Snail didn’t have any
visitors for days.
Another time, he put a bell in a
tree knowing the fairies would be tempted to ring it.
When they did, the Fairyland
Firefly Brigade poured water over everyone. They thought the
bell meant there was a fire!
The fairies didn’t like that
little trick at all. They hate getting their wings wet!
Today, Paddy is sitting at his
desk. He is trying to concentrate. You see, Paddy has to pass
this math test but it is so hard for him to behave.
I think I’ll tickle Alex with a
feather, he thought. He took his feather out of his bag. He
reached toward Alex who sat beside him.
Then he heard someone inside his
head speaking to him.
Don’t be a dummy! This is your
last test!
He stops just in time.
Moonbeam Series