Spicks and Specks: Sweet Dreams

The Plan

Myf watched the spinning wheels burning.

"Oh! Silly fiddle-faddle" she scoffed.

"Now, come have a nice cup of tea, dear. I'm sure it'll work out somehow" said Kate.

"Well, a bonfire won't stop Maleficent" said Denise.

"Of course not. But what will?" said Myf.

"Well, perhaps if we reason with her..." Kate began.

Myf cut her off saying "Reason?!" 

"With Maleficent?" said Denise.

"Well, she can't be all bad" said Kate.

"Oh yes she can" said Myf.

"I'd like to turn her into a fat old hop toad" said Denise.

"Now, dear, that isn't a very nice thing to say" said Kate.

"Besides, we can't. You know our magic doesn't work that way" said Myf.

"It can only do good, dear, to bring joy and happiness" said Kate.

"Well, that would make me happy" said Denise.

"But there must be some way" said Myf.

She thought for a second then said "There is!" 

"There is? What is it, Myf?" said Kate.

"I'm going to... Oh! Even walls have ears" said Myf.

She shrunk herself and the other two so they would be too small to hear.

"I'll turn her into a flower" said Myf.

"Maleficent?" said Denise.

"Oh no, dear. The princess" said Myf.

"Oh, she'd make a lovely flower" said Kate.

"Don't you see? A flower can't prick its finger" said Myf.

"It hasn't any" said Denise.

"That's right. She'll be perfectly safe" said Kate.

"Until Maleficent sends a frost" said Denise.

"Yes! Oh dear..." said Myf.

"She always ruins your nicest flowers" said Kate.

"You're right. And she'll be expecting us to do something like that" said Myf.

"Well, what won't she expect? She knows everything" said Denise.

"She doesn't dear. Maleficent doesn't know anything about love or kindness or the joy of helping others. You know sometimes I don't think she's very happy" said Kate.

"That's it! Something she won't expect!" said Myf.

Myf came up with a better plan. 

"The king and queen will object, but when we explain it's the only way..." said Myf.

"Explain what?" said Denise.

"About the three peasant women raising a foundling child deep in the forest" said Myf.

"Oh? Well that's very nice of them" said Kate.

"Who are they?" said Denise.

Myf waved her wand and turned their fairy reinvents to peasant outfits.

"Why, it's us!" said Kate.

"Do you really think we can?" said Denise.

"If humans can do it, so can we" said Myf.

"And we have our magic to help us" said Denise.

"No no no no no! No magic. I will take those wands right now. Oh! Better get rid of the wings too" said Myf.

Denise was reluctant but she and Kate gave Myf their wands.

"Come along now. We must tell their majesties at once" said Myf.

So King Andy and his queen watched with heavy hearts as their most precious possession, their only child, disappeared into the night.