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So, I was in my front yard, trying to plant some flowers. It was really early, so it was still a little dark. Then, I felt a gentle tickle on the left side of my neck. I quickly turned my head to see Plume with his pink feather. Startled, I gasped, and fell onto my back. Quickly, Plume landed on my nose, smiling at me. I laughed a little, and told him he surprised me. He responded, "I sure did! Why are you so afraid of me?!" I sat back up, and told him I didn't really know. He told me that humans shouldn't be so frightful of things just because they're not too familiar with them. Then, he tickled my nose with the feather, and flew towards the flowers I had planted. He sat down upon one of the flowers and disappeared in a light that shimmered like glitter. Darn! I forgot to ask him all my questions!

You know something thats fun to do and it works.  Make a fancy letter for him. Every once in a while I'll make letters like these for various reasons. I leave the center blank but the margins on the outside I draw and paint things like trees, symbols, horses or landscapes. I use an ink wash with a very dry brush for painting or the paper will wrinkle.  I then pick out a type of writing I want to use and use it to make the letter in the center. I do that in pencil always first because I don't regularly practice Callegraphy.  If I were in your position I would write one and place it in the fairy house. Usually takes a couple days to make the letter. I sometimes even use real gold and silver leafing on it if I feel it's important enough.  Water colors work excellently for this. They need not be expensive the ones used for school children work quite well and the set I use the only difference is I have more colors on the pallate because I find having to mix liquid paints to be somewhat wasteful. colored pencils, pastels would work fine too just make sure to use a fixative spray for the pastels. Hairspray works in a pinch for that too.  Try writing your questions on there. I bet he'd like that.

Yeah, fairies seem to be very wise. I better get started on my letter!

Wow, that is so cool!