Do you know what a raindrop is? A raindrop is a note sung by a fairy.
Fairies are fond of frolics and mischief, but they are very serious about some things, and one of those things is their songs.
When it is gloomy and grey, they like to go above the clouds so that they can bask in the sunshine overhead. The thickest clouds are the most comfortable, so they sing their most joyous songs sitting merrily above the dreariest days. That is why it rains when it is cloudy.
Each note falls down as a raindrop, and the music gathers in puddles.
Most children (and a few adults) can hear the melodies when the notes all splish down together. Toddlers have especially good hearing, so they simply love puddles. When a good puddle is stamped in, the fairy notes all get swirled and jumped around. If your hearing is sharp enough you can hear a new song being created as your feet muddle the note drops.
But the most magical time is when it gets cold. When the droplets begin to freeze, they arrange themselves back into their fairy songs, with the most exciting, adventurous one on top (as even a fairy’s song likes to show off sometimes). And when a puddle freezes, the most beautiful song is captured in a glistening sparkle of ice.
If you’re lucky enough to come across a frozen fairy song, it is a most delighting thing to crack it – ‘SNAP’ – and listen to the notes break out into the clear air around you. Even if you’re too old to hear the music, something about an ice song pulls you into the chill smoothness, and gives you a glimmer of the playfulness of a fairy, sat cosily on a fat cloud with the sun dancing in their hair.
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