Morning dawned clear and bright. It was a fine day for sailing the skies. Gillian, at the ready, helped Annabelle into the Thimballoon. Off they set for the Pearl Sea.

"I'm going to dive down, down deep into those blue waters, Gillian. I know that…

Annabelle hummed merrily, "La de de la de da."

The Sweet Pea Whimble was decorating her pale yellow diving helmet with seashells. She had discovered the old fashioned diving suit and helmet on an antiquing excursion. Ever since, she continually dreamed about deep…

The elfin dragon nudged a sleeping Desdemona.

"What, what, what?" questioned the drowsy anole, startled.

"Listen up, Desie!" replied Elspeth, fluttering up to the branch where the chrysalis was suspended. Desdemona's trajectory followed.…

All Bella's toing and froing inside the cocoon made her very tired. She fell into a deep sleep, anxieties and the two animals below her forgotten. She drifted into a land of enchanted dreams. Bella had grown wondrous…

Several days passed. One afternoon while Bella sat flattened down under ripening tomatoes and cucumber, heartbroken and weakened from not eating, she heard a tiny but clear cheerful voice. "Hello! What do we have here?" The caterpillar slowly turned her head and immediately curled into a ball.…