The Swap
Once upon a time a fairy
flitted about,
bored at looking at the same
old forest.
She decide an adventure was
in order,
so she flitted off as far as
her wings
would carry her Alas, that
was just
to the forest’s edge. But it
was new
and wide and she was
delighted
at the expanse laid out
before her.
But soon a shadow overcame
her
and claws snatched her up
and off she went into the air.
The fairy was terrified, of
course,
but she had to admire
the countryside below.
After a while the bird
plopped
her into an nest with young birds.
At first, the fairy thought
she might become
their next meal but they were
her size.
The mama lovingly fed her
birds
one at a time, yucky, wiggly worms.
Next she came to the fairy
who was always taught to eat
what was offered, when she
was a guest.
So she closed her eyes and
swallowed.
She imagined she was eating
her mom’s
delicious safflower bread.
Soon momma bird tucked her in
along with the baby birds.
Not far away, Mama fairy
looked about for her daughter.
Instead she found a baby bird.
She let it sleep in her
daughter’s bed.
But what would she do now?
The next day she ventured
farther
than she ever wanted her
daughter to go.
She saw the bird nest high in
the cliffs
with the birdy heads poking
out.
One looked familiar. She made
the
switch and they lived happily
ever after.
