THE FOREST FAIRIES WREAK HAVOC IN LAPLAND

The fairies make their plans outside their bedroom window.

That night after a very lovely Christmas of presents and merrymaking, Annalisa and Arabella decided to begin searching for poor frozen Gerda in distant Lapland.  They must take the poor girl to the ice castle of the Snow Queen (still another nasty cousin of their mother's) to rescue her friend Kay.  The twins waited until their parents fell asleep which was not long as Papa had made very merry with raspberry wine and Mama was exhausted from cooking the huge holiday dinner. She could have created a wonderful meal with her magic, but their mother always felt nothing could compare with her own cooking and Papa agreed.

Now the Snow Queen's palace was far, far away, but this did not worry the young Forest Fairies as they had secretly consulted their mother's Book of Spells and created a potion to transport themselves immediately to Lapland.  Annalisa and Arabella had only to drink the potion, open the front door and there would be Lapland in all its icy glory.  Except that is not what happened.  The girls found themselves floating over a large city that looked nothing like Lapland, but it WAS cold.

The Fairies float over what is not Lapland

"I don't think this is Lapland," said Arabella, which Annalisa felt was stunningly obvious.

"And we have forgotten our winter coats and we shall surely freeze.  Mama's Book of Spells is safe at home and I only recall a few spells.  And by tomorrow we will be very hungry."

"There is a little girl down there selling matches in the snow.  Maybe we could ask her for help," said Arabella.  "Of course, she doesn't have a coat either and she's shivering."

"She needs OUR help.  Surely we can remember enough magic to create three coats!" cried Annalisa.  "Let's float down."