Sofia2017 planning suggested this song from Pippi Longstocking, so enjoy your request! I thought it would be nice if, while Amber, Sofia, and their friends are having a slumber party in the observatory, Madeline and Sabrina have one of their own with a new friend of theirs. Soon, the two groups will get together, since they all agree with Miranda when she says, 'the more the merrier!'. Pippi and Angel are characters of Sofia2017 planning and are used with permission. Thanks to Sofia2017 planning for helping with the story. Pippi Longstocking is not mine.

"This is going to be so much fun!" Madeline smiled as she and Sabrina set everything up for their sleepover.

"Yes, but why are you having a separate sleepover from ours?" Amber asked as she, Hildegard, and Cleo came to see how they were doing. "You know you're welcome to join us in the observatory."

"We might come up a little later, Amber," Sabrina smiled. "We invited our new friend over, and she's kind of shy around new people."

"Or Hildy, Cleo, and I could come down and visit with you," Amber said as Nell, her friend Angel, and a girl around Madeline and Sabrina's age entered the room.

"Sabrina! Madeline! Hello!" the girl smiled.

"Pippi! You made it!" Madeline smiled as she came over. She took her hand, leading her over to Amber and her friends. "Amber, Hildegard, Cleo, this is Sabrina's and my friend Pippi. Pippi, this is Princess Amber, Princess Hildegard, and Princess Cleo. They're having a sleepover too, in the observatory."

Pippi smiled. "Hello, Princess Amber, Princess Hildegard, and Princess Cleo! It's nice to meet you."

Amber smiled. "It's nice to meet you too, Pippi."

Madeline turned back to Pippi with an excited smile. "Pippi, we are going to have so much fun!"

Sabrina smiled beside her. "Yes we are!"

"Thank you for inviting Pippi to your sleepover, girls," Angel smiled as she came over. "She's been talking about nothing else all week."

"Pippi's a nice girl," Sabrina smiled. "We want her to have fun with us."

"It's been hard getting Pippi to open up since her mother died, but you and Madeline have been so nice to her," Angel continued. "I think this is just what she needs."

"Friends make everything better," Sabrina smiled, paraphrasing one of James' sayings.

"Yes they do," Madeline agreed.

"Sabrina, Madeline, what happened to your parents anyway?" Pippi asked, "All I see is your big sister. I mean, my Dad is away at sea right now, but he always comes back for me."

Madeline exchanged a sad glance with Sabrina, then she explained, "Well, Pippi, our parents passed away from some sickness when Sabrina and I were very little. But we still have each other, and a whole castle full of people to talk to when we get sad about it."

"That's right," Sabrina nodded, then she smiled. "But let's not think about that now, let's have some fun."

"Okay," Madeline agreed as she and Sabrina led Pippi into their room. "What would you like to do first?"

"There's a song my father always sang to me when I was younger," Pippi started. "I thought we could sing that first, if that's okay with you."

"Sure it is," Madeline smiled.

"I like learning new songs," Sabrina added.

Pippi smiled. "Okay." She had a small tape player with her, and she put a tape in it. "My father always sang this as a lullaby for me when I was younger."

The breeze knows something's happening
The dew knows something too
The sun, he smiled that special smile
The sweet song of the blackbird calls softly cross the bay
And the flowers are dancing all the while

Madeline and Sabrina smiled as they joined in. They liked learning new songs too. When they were learning new songs from either their music class, or James, they'd use what James and Nell called the 'la-la-la' song until they got the hang of the words.

Come and be happy
The day shines around us
Come, follow me

Madeline smiled. "I love the new song!"

"This is a good one," Pippi smiled.

As the girls started dancing around, they noticed Elena come in the room. "Where kitty?" she asked.

"Hello to you too, Elena," Sabrina giggled, picking her up and dancing with her. "Pippi, this is Elena. Elena, this is our new friend Pippi."

Pippi smiled as she introduced herself to Elena through her song, Hey-ho, I'm Pippi
Pippi, I-O-A
Home, and I'm happy as can be
My name is Pippi
Pippi, hip-hooray!
What a fabulous day

"Hi!" Elena smiled.

"Hello, Elena," Pippi smiled. "Now what's this about a kitty?"

"If you want to see the kitty, she's up with Hildegard," Madeline added.

"Sorry, Pippi; Hildegard doesn't have a kitty, she has a mink," Sabrina explained. "Elena was up with Madeline, Sofia, Amber, and the other princesses, and she met Hildegard's pet mink. She called her a pretty kitty, and was petting her until Nell came up and put her to bed."

"That's right," Madeline giggled. "The next day, Elena wanted to play with Lulu again, so Nell took her shopping and found a plush mink that looked like her so Elena could have one too!"

Elena asked, "Aunt Madeline, take me to see Kitty, please?"

Madeline smiled. "Okay, Elena. Come on, Pippi you will love the observatory too."

Pippi smiled too. "Alright, let's go!"

As they went to the elevator, she continued her song, Hey, hear the music
A wonderful song
I feel the breeze in my hair
It's my kind of morning
And I can't go wrong
I do whatever I care

When she saw the elevator, Sabrina took a deep breath as she said softly, "Okay…it's just a closed elevator door. There's nothing to worry about; we are together."

"That's right," Pippi smiled as she sang softly to help keep Sabrina calm, Come and be happy
The day shines around us
Come, follow me, you will see

"Should we keep the door open a crack for you, Sabrina?" Madeline asked.

"Madeline, we can't go up if the elevator door's open," Pippi smirked.

"I'll be fine if it's going to be closed for a minute," Sabrina smiled.

"We see kitty?" Elena asked.

"Sure, we can visit our friends in the observatory, and if you ask Hildegarde nicely, she might let you play with Lulu," Madeline smiled. "But Sabrina, the elevator will have to be closed for a minute to take us up there. Will you be okay?"

Sabrina nodded. "Sure Maddie, as long as we're together I'll be fine."

Madeline smiled as she guided her in. "Okay. Let's go."

On the way up to the observatory, Pippi sang softly to Sabrina to keep her calm, Hey-ho, I'm Pippi
I sail the ocean blue
I've fought with pirates two by two
Climbed all the mountains
Now I'm home to stay
What a fabulous day

"I stay too, Auntie Sabrina," Elena smiled.

"Thanks, guys," Sabrina smiled.

Madeline smiled too. "Okay, let's go. We'll stay for a few minutes, then we'll take Elena with us when it's time to go to bed."

"Good idea," Pippi agreed. "But this will be interesting for me too. I've never seen a real mink up close. I've seen them in picture books, but that's it."

"You'll like Lulu," Madeline smiled. "She lets us pet her, and she's okay with Elena hugging her."

"We'll keep an eye on both of them," Sabrina agreed.

On the way to the observatory, Pippi sang, Hey-ho, I'm Pippi
Pippi, I-O-A
Home, and I'm happy as can be
My name is Pippi
Pippi, hip-hooray!
What a fabulous day

When they reached the observatory, Pippi smiled as she looked around. "This is incredible! I've never seen anything like it!"

"That's what I said when I first saw it," Sofia smiled as she came up to them. "I'm Sofia, and you must be Pippi. Cleo, Hildegard, and Amber told me about you. I was helping set up the slumber party up here and I didn't get a chance to meet you, but I'm glad you're here! Ruby and Jade will be here in a few minutes."

"Ruby and Jade?" Pippi asked.

"My village friends," Sofia explained. "They come here for sleepovers too. Do all of you want to join us up here?"

"Can we?" Pippi turned to Madeline, Sabrina, and Elena.

"I don't see why not, and Amber did invite us to come up here when we were ready," Sabrina smiled.

"Why don't we make this into one big sleepover instead?" Madeline suggested.

"Of course! As Mom so eloquently puts it, the more the merrier!" Sofia smiled.

"Me too?" Elena asked, looking up from where she was already petting Lulu.

"Of course," Madeline smiled as Sofia nodded beside her. "I'll just go down and tell Nell that you're with us. The last time I saw her, she was with Angel in the sitting room."

"On your way back, don't forget to bring Kitty!" Sofia called after her.

Madeline smiled. "I won't, Sofia. Sabrina, Pippi, I will be back soon."

"We'll be up here!" Sabrina called.

A few minutes later, when Elena was hugging Kitty, and Ruby and Jade had joined them, Sofia said, "Okay, ladies, what should we do first?"

"How about we teach you a song Pippi sang earlier?" Sabrina suggested.

"That's a good idea!" Pippi smiled.

"We do like learning new songs," Sofia smiled, Ruby and Jade nodding at her side.

"I've got the music right here!" Pippi smiled, holding her tape up again.

"Okay, girls, let's do this!" Sabrina smiled as the music started.