Troll Trouble - Recap

One of the fairies the Detectives made

Fifteen wonderful Detectives set out to resolve the "Troll Trouble" from our second mystery of the 2016 summer. A hummingbird brought a request for help from Tianna, Queen of the Fairies, and the team set off to find Tanglewood Forest on the border of Sweden and Norway.

Stolen fairy babies needed a rescue, and our Detectives proved they were up for the task! They boldly set off through the woods, following the giant troll footprints. The Crows caused a bit of trouble, but it was a woodland witch who really caused a stir. A third of the Detectives took a brief time out when she appeared. She did threaten to eat them, so it a perfectly understandable response!

The group pulled their courage together and faced down the witch, who turned out to be an ally of sorts. They made a deal with her and moved on to find the giant hut where the trolls lived.

Another fairy from the Detective's artwork

Our clever detectives devised a whole series of disguises to take on the trolls. First, they turned into a huge, thousand-legged monster who stomped up to the hut. It was their turn to frighten someone--and it worked! The trolls nearly called a Time Out in the game -- but just barely held their courage together and made a run for it, right into their secret tunnel.

The Detectives turned into screech owls and flew after them, but they couldn't lift the heavy trap door. So they turned into tiny mice who crept into the hole near the hatch. They boldly chased the trolls through tunnel after tunnel, all the way to a place that I shall not mention, since it would give away secrets for the next time I run this case.

Let's just say that all's well that ends well, especially when there's a Tomte involved. Congratulations to the kindest group of Detectives, who managed to rally their courage and save the day. The baby fairies were returned safely, the deal with the witch went quite well, and even the trolls got what they deserved.

This week's adventure is dedicated to the memory of one poor little groundhog, who lost his life in the real world. This thoroughly unexpected bit of life's tragedy touched all of our hearts this week--and I can't write about this case without a moment of reflection on that shared experience.

View the fairy artwork of the week on Facebook here -- and the children's drawings here,