Adelina's New Friend — Elaine Arthur

When nine-year-old Jessica goes into the woods to play, the last thing she expects to find is a strange-looking birdhouse on the forest's floor. After setting it down carefully on the trunk of a fallen tree and admiring it, she decides to share her discovery with her mother. Jessica is shocked and surprised to find the little house missing when she brings her mother to look at it! Where did it go? Who moved it? Her mother isn't too sure the little house is a birdhouse at all and asks Jessica if she thinks it might not be a fairy house after all. Jessica's eyes widen in surprise at the suggestion: A fairy house? In their woods? She doesn't know, but she can't wait to find out! ***** When Adelina's new house tumbles to the ground out of the treetops after a storm, she can't wait to get it back up into the safety of the trees once again. But the house is too heavy and it will take a couple of nights before she and her friends can manage to carry it up into a tree. As she tries to think of a way to speed up the process, the young human child gives her an idea. Adelina knows that fairies aren't supposed to speak to humans; but how can she pass up the opportunity?