Xarla the Fairy

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THINK TALES COLLECTION

XARLA THE FAIRY


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XarlaThe Fairy

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f I fail this test, I can never get actual wings, said Xarla.

I wonder what happened to those who failed. Xarla

glanced at the other fairies. She gritted her teeth when

she realized so many fairies were taking the test.

My cousin failed his test, said ve.

!hat happened to him" asked Xarla. #e was assigned to work with the

$rownies, replied ve. %o remove mud and cover puddles.

&ewww, Xarla cringed at the thought of $eing covered in sticky and

stinky mud.

&ou will earn one point for each task you complete. &ou need eighty pointsin total. 'emem$er, you have the whole day to complete your task, said

(gatha their mentor in the apprenticeship &ou have

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My grandmother said it wasn*t like that ages ago, replied ve.

I do not like the concrete $uildings and the noisy cars. !e have to $e

cautious not to $ump into any of it. Xarla flinched when she heard honksfrom a car $elow them.

)nce I $umped into a window and almost fainted, said ve. Xarla felt

lucky that she was paired with ve for their test. (s a plant fairy, Xarlahad to inspect every plant that grew in the city and mend them if they

were in $ad condition. ve was a water fairy. #er +o$ was to water the

plants so they would not wither. Xarla hated the task $ecause it was not

easy to find plants in an area full of skyscrapers and humans especially

when many of the plants were not real. She really wished she could further

her apprenticeship so that she would $ecome a forest fairy where she

would only work in the forest.

Xarla and ve went to the first plant they saw. It was anorchid flower on a window sill. She eamined the leaves

and the flower )ne of the leaves was torn so Xarla had


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its roots. %he tree has no roots, no point repairing it, eclaimed ve.

/et*s go.

%hey were a$out to leave when Xarla heard a voice, #i there, help me

please. She traced the voice to one of the $ranches where she saw a

caterpillar crawling on it.

#i caterpillar, what are you doing here" asked Xarla in surprise.

I fell asleep in the forest, and when I woke up, I was here in this

$uilding, answered the caterpillar.

(re you ok" -an you live in this" asked Xarla when

she noticed that the caterpillar looked slightly pale.

I can*t, I need to move to a fresh tree, said the

caterpillar.

!hat*s the pro$lem" asked ve who landed net to

Xarla.

%his caterpillar needs help, we need to move him to a new tree, replied

This caterpillar

needs help, we

need to move him

to a new tree,

replied Xarla. .


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I can, you +ust need to trust me, said Xarla. She gra$$ed the caterpillar

and tried to lift it $ut her wings were not strong enough to carry them

$oth. Xarla pressed an emergency $utton on her strap that caused her

wings to flutter even faster. Xarla could not fly higher. She had to

maneuver her way out through the stampede of humans. !hen they were

on the street, her wings stopped fluttering and she had to immediately

land on a sidewalk. She recharged her wings $y pulling the strings on her

straps and took off right $efore a giant foot stepped on them.

)nce she reached the park, she immediately searched for a good tree

where the caterpillar could live. !hen she found the $est tree, she

dropped the caterpillar there. %ake good care of yourself, said Xarla.

%hank you for helping me, said the caterpillar. #ow I wish I could help

you in return, added the caterpillar.

3on*t even $other a$out it, said Xarla. 1ood$ye.

1osh, it*s almost nightfall and I only have one point, I need to get

seventy nine more points, whispered Xarla. She tried to eamine a her$


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added (gatha. &ou chose to help a caterpillar who was suffering. !ith

that, you have earned yourself a $onus of 455 points.

Xarla gasped. 3id it mean she passed after all"

6ot only have you passed the test $ut you will receive an honorary award

for your compassion and determination, said (gatha. #er words were

followed $y a loud cheer from the rest of the fairies. 'eport tomorrow to

your post as a forest fairy.

#urray, I am the happiest fairy ever2 yelled Xarla. %he other fairies

immediately gathered around her and gave her hugs.


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9lying around with a soft whimsical ding.

!inged $eings that love to dance,#overing on air with the perfect $alance,

So enthralling that it puts us on trance,

9ull of sheer wonder and eu$erance.

Activities

Basic Questios

(nswer all four 7uestions

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4. >se a circle map to list the o$stacles faced $y the fairies in the city.

:. >se a $u$$le map to descri$e the characteristics of Xarla.

se a dou$le $u$$le map to compare and contrast the characteristics$etween Xarla and ve.

=. >se a tree map to classify the character of Xarla, how she looked,

what she was like and what she did.

?. >se a flow map to show the challenges that Xarla had to face.

@. >se a multiflow map to show what causes humans to cut trees and the

effects of this action"

A. >se a $ridge map to show similarities of the fairies* lives with humans*

lives.

Thi!i" Hats

(nswer all si 7uestions4. 3escri$e the characteristics of Xarla.


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SCA#%ER

-hoose one of the 7uestions $elow and create your own version of the

story.

4. Su$stitute the caterpillar with other animal that makes it harder for

Xarla to rescue. !hat will the animals $e" #ow will she rescue it"

:. 'everse the role where a human was o$serving and studying these

fairies without them knowing it.


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Three

StoreyItellect

(nswer all three 7uestions

4. 3escri$e the characteristics of the fairies.

:. -ompare the fairies with the traditional portrayal of fairies in

fairytales.


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Eli)iatio *ra+

Xarla and the rest of the fairies were helping to keep the plants in the city alive. %here are several steps of how to go green and

save the environment. 'ank them $ased on priorities using the elimination draw.

Give Up

Bottled

Water

Use both

sides of

paper

Turn o

computers

at ni!ht

Ta"e a

shorter

shower

#lant a tree Use

rechar!eable

batteries

$ec%cle&luminum

and !lass

$ec%clenewspaper

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