The squirrel ran up the oak decoration. The robin and sparrow raced around the border. Red and yellow flowers opened and shut petals.
If only the Fairy Queen hadn’t banned magic for baking. Magic was allowed for decorating but with a compulsory time limit. Her Nibs didn’t want anyone consuming magic. Food was prepared manually.
The magic ended.
Haxrin sighed as she binned her handiwork. It wasn’t fit for anything else.
She hadn’t yet mastered the art of not burning the fruit cake underneath.