The Wonderful World of Rudolpha: Helping the Star Fairy

At the North Pole Animal Day Care, the children and their teacher, Rudolpha the reindeer, stretch their limbs after a strenuous game of tag. Suddenly, Jack the elf-of-all-trades barges in.

“The Star Fairy,” he says in a panic, “she tripped on her new dress because it’s too long, and she fell on her wand and broke it in half!” the handy-elf exclaims.

“Will she be able to fix it?” asks Bianca the rabbit, her nose twitching with worry.

“Yes, if she gathers stardust from the North Star. But Santa’s gone with his sleigh and he won’t be home for two days. If the wand isn’t fixed by sunrise tomorrow, she’ll lose all her magic!” Jack tells them.

Frost the owl gasps in horror as Jack continues.

“There’s a broken sleigh in the workshop that I can fix,” he says, “but without your help, I’ll never finish it in time.”

Rudolpha gathers the children and they follow Jack to the workshop, where he starts giving them instructions.

“Frost, you hold this flashlight up high so I can see what I’m doing. Snowflake,” he says to the polar bear, “look in that mirrored cabinet to find four silver bells.”

“Why do you need those?” asks Storm the fox.

“Silver bells allow the sleigh to pick up speed,” Jack explains. “Storm, you can help your friend with that cabinet over there. It’s a mess.

“Mistral,” Jack says, turning to the penguin, “find a pot of wax with a drawing of sleigh runners on it.”

“What about me?” asks Bianca, eager to help.

“You and Rudolpha can look for bumps and holes that need to be fixed.”

The animals and the handy-elf get to work. Jack declares the sleigh ready to take flight just as the Star Fairy arrives.

“Hurry!” Jack says to the fairy as she climbs into the seat. A team of reindeer is harnessed to the sleigh and is ready to fly.

“If we leave quickly, we’ll make it to the North Star before dawn,” the Star Fairy says.

“Good luck,” shout the children as the fairy and the reindeer take off.

Once the sleigh it out of sight, Rudolpha leads the children back to the daycare, where their parents are waiting to pick them up.

The next morning, a jar filled to the brim with a sparkly substance is waiting for them.

“What’s that?” asks Mistral.

“It’s North Stardust,” the teacher answers. “The Star Fairy brought it here early this morning to thank us for our help.”

“So was she able to fix her wand?” Snowflake asks.

“Yes, her magic is saved. And thanks to her gift, we’re going to have a beautiful Christmas tree this year!”

Written by Johannie Dufour and Sarah Beauregard
Translated by Cyan Caruso-Comas