Beyond man's reach, hidden beneath an ocean of ferns and fungi, there came shinning out of a mushroom a solitary glow, forming a ring of light in front of itself. And yet the brilliance of the light was slowly dwindling, falling, fading; it seemed as if the mushroom was dieing and, out of desperation, crying out for help. Swarms of small insects who were captivated by the sudden, brilliant light surrounded the unearthly radiance, looking intently into its blinding glare. Suddenly there was heard a creaking, a moaning, a groaning: out of the light a fairy came tumbling forth, spilling cool, clear liquid on the ground. The surrounding insects, as if out of fear of this stranger, all began pulling away from this stranger. Extending one shaking limb forth, and then another, the fairy emerged from her slumber, unaware of the fright she had just caused those around her. The fairy then calmly shook the remaining liquid from off her face and hair and, after drying her wings, took off into the sky, never to be seen again.
