It was later that afternoon, and Rosetta was busy tending to her garden. She watered all of her plants, taking several back and forth trips to the well. Then she did her rounds, giving every plant the special attention and sunlight it needed. She propped up her honeysuckle on wires, gave her pansies some fertilizer, pruned her roses, and finally laid down on her spidersilk hammock. The hammock gently rocked back and forth in the breeze. Rosetta watched the clouds float by against the vast, blue sky, each with a distinct shape. Some looked like castles and dragons, and some looked like birds and flowers. A few had no particular shape at all. They were like puffs of cotton candy, or light fluffy marshmallows.

The hammock swayed gently in the breeze, eventually rocking Rosetta to sleep. She must have slept for hours 'till she woke to a tremendous crash.

Her head was spinning, trying to figure out where she was. She was sitting on the ground, and when she looked up, she saw the hammock.

"Are you alright?" a shrill voice was asking. She looked up again and saw Iris hovering in the breeze.

"I…I think so." Rosetta replied. She looked at the hammock, which was torn to shreds. The ties, which held the hammock to its posts, were broken and lay on the ground. " It must have broken and I fell out."

"That was quite a fall. Are you sure you're alright?" Iris asked.

"Yes, I'm quite sure. Goodness! Was it a wild animal that came through?" Rosetta wondered.

"Who knows. Anyway, Rosetta, the main reason I came here was to check up on your irises," said Iris, "As one of my favorite plants ( who would have guessed?), I love to study up on them."

They're faring well, Iris. No color loss. Stems are quite hardy. They love it when I praise their colors." Rosetta replied.

"Good. How about your snapdragons?" Iris asked." Are they in god moods today?"

"They are a little snappier than usual, this morning, but when I pinch their leaves when they snap, they straighten right up. Your idea really works Iris!"

"Thank you! I learned that from Fawn, actually. She was always trying to find a way to keep them form snapping at her." Iris said.

"It was a brilliant idea! I also found that singing lullabies to them before bed helps too." Rosetta answered.

"Really? I'll write that down too," Iris said, scribbling away in her leaf page book," Well I guess I'll be on my way now. Oh, but could I check up on our mystery plant right quick? I want to see its progress."

"Certaintly! Go right ahead," Rosetta responded, and bent down to examine her damaged hammock.

"Thanks!" Iris called, and flew off.

Rosetta took the spidersilk in her hands, and examined it closely. There were several rips along the sides, and two gaping holes in the center.

This is too damaged to be fixed, thought Rosetta, I'll have to get a new one.

Rosetta folded up the hammock and went to get her pliers from the shed.

I think a fresh, red rose blossom would be a great exchange for a hammock, Rosetta considered. ( fairies normally use flowers, shells, and fruits to buy things)

After retrieving her pliers, she looked up and down her rose bushes 'till she found the prefect bloom.

"This should do," Rosetta said to herself, and carefully clipped it off the bush.

She was about to head towards the Home Tree, when she heard a piercing scream.

"Rosetta! Come quick!" It had to have been Iris.

Rosetta flew as quickly as she could to the little clearing where Iris stood, pointing her finger at something. Rosetta looked to where Iris was pointing, and let out a little gasp of surprise. Right where the mystery plant should have been, stood a wide gaping hole.

Please review! Sorry it took so long to update! The holidays got really busy, and then I got sick, which wasn't very fun! Chapter 3 should be up soon.