Paige the Christmas play fairy

Casting Crisis- Chapter 1

"Only three more days until Christmas!" Rachel walker said, skipping down high street in tipping ton and beaming happily at her best friend, Kristy Tate. "I'm so glad you could come visit, Kristy, even if it's just for a few days". "Me, too", Kristy agreed, looking excited. She had arrived the day before, and her parents were coming to Tipping ton again to pick her up on Christmas eve . "I hope it snows, don't you? It makes Christmas so magical." "And magic is something we know all about!" Rachel exclaimed, laughing. Kristy knew exactly what Rachel meant. Ever since the two girls had met on a magical vacation to rain spell Island, they had become best friends with the fairies! "One,two, three!" Rachel counted as she practiced her dance steps along the sidewalk. "This is the trickiest step in my dance for the Christmas play. I want it to be perfect." Rachel was dancing in the tipping ton Christmas play. It was always a big production of a well-known show. This year, they wee doing a performance of Cinderella. On Christmas Eve, Rachel would be one of four girls dancing in the big ballroom scene. Rachel and Kristy were on their way to tipping ton Theater, for a rehearsal. "Thanks for inviting me to the rehearsal", Kristy said as they reached the theater. "I wish I could come to the actual performance." "Me too", Rachel agreed, looking glum. "But the show is always so popular that the tickets sold out really fast. I couldn't even get any for my mom and dad!" Then she brightened. "We're practicing the ballroom scene today, though, so at least you'll get to see my dance." The girls went in through the stage door. There was a lot of hustle and bustle backstage, and Kristy looked around with interest. "Rachel! Kristy!" a girl's voice called. The girls turned and saw Karen Lewis, a friend of Rachel's from school, waving at them and looking really excited. "Karen is one of the dancers in the ballroom scene, too", Rachel told Kristy said with a big smile. "Oh!" Rachel looked thrilled. "I thought they weren't coming until the final rehearsal tomorrow", "Well, they're here now!" Karen laughed. "I can't wait to see what we're wearing". The three girls hurried to the room backstage where the costumes had been laid out. Most of the members were there already. There was a buzz of excited chatter! Rachel glanced around the room at the colorful costumes, which all had labels pinned to them. "Ours are over here!" Karen called from the other side of the room, Rachel and Kristy hurried to look. A beautiful white ballet dress with puffy white layers lay on a chair. It was labled Rachel. Next to the dress was  a pair of pink satin ballet shoes with long ribbons, and a pink rose for Rachel to wear in her hair. All four dancers had the same costume. "Oh, it's beautiful!" Kristy breathed. "I can't wait to try it on", said Rachel, holding the dress out in front of her. Just then, a short man carrying a clipboard came into the room. He looked very worried. "Karen, Rachel, please go and change into your costumes right away", he said, patting his forehead with a spotted handkerchief. "I'm afraid we have all sorts of problems. Nobody's costume fits properly, and the seamstress dosen't think she's going to have time to alter them all. We need to know if your costumes fit you. "Yes, Mr. Robinson", said Rachel. Kristy remembered Rachel telling her that he was the director of the show. "Mr. Robinson!" a stagehand cried, rushing into the room. "Clarissa has the chicken pox. She can't dance in the show!" "What?" Mr. Robinson groaned."Oh, no!" How terrible!" Kristy said. "Poor Clarissa". Mr. Robinson was pacing anxiously back and forth. " The dance won't work with just three girls", he muttered. "We need four. Oh, this is a disaster!" Kristy and Rachel glanced at each other. Kristy knew that they were both thinking the same thing. "Maybe I could take Clarissa's place!" Kristy suggested breathlessly.