Lila returned to her room with green beans and lettuce in her pocket. She set it on the table in the dollhouse, and Ada flew into the room, sat down, and ate.
"Ada," Lila said, "I'm going to introduce you to someone."
Ads nearly choked on a green bean. She opened her mouth and made jingling bell sounds. Then she raised her shoulders and held out her hands as if to say, "Who?"
Lila smiled. "My mother," she said. "See, she doesn't..." Lila trailed off. She didn't have to tell that to Ada.
Ada looked at Lila with a confused face. "Never mind," Lila said quickly. "Eat your green beans and lettuce."
Ada turned back to her food and ate. When she was finished, Lila picked her up and put her in a pocket. Then, Lila walked out of her room.
"Mother, I need to show you something!" Lila cried.
"Just a moment, I'm doing the dishes," Lila's mother called back. "Can you watch Isaac for me?"
Lila groaned but walked to the kitchen and picked up Isaac. She went to his room and set him down. "I guess I'm stuck with you," grumbled Lila. "What do you want to do?"
Isaac reached towards his bookshelf.
"You want to hear a story?" Lila asked. Isaac gurgled. Lila took that as a yes.
"Once there was a fairy named Ada," Lila began. "She was born in the shed..."
Lila continued telling Isaac about Ada's birth. When she was finished, she saw that Isaac had fallen asleep. She put him in his crib and went out of the room.
Lila's mother had just finished the dishes. She saw Lila sitting in the living room.
"Lila, where's Isaac?" asked Lila's mother.
"He's sleeping," Lila replied.
Lila's mother smiled. "You are a big help. Thank you for spending time with Isaac. Now, what did you want to show me earlier?"
Lila grinned and pulled Ada out of her pocket. "Mother, fairies are real."
Lila's mother looked at Ada sitting on Lila's hand.
"Ada, this is my mother. Mother, this is Ada, my fairy," Lila said.
Ada smiled and held out her hand. She opened her mouth, and the jingling sounds came out.
Lila's mother took Ada's hand and shook it awkwardly. "Lila, this can't be real. It has to be some kind of robot or something."
Ada crossed her arms. She opened her mouth and jingled. Lila was incredulous. Her mother had seen a real live fairy, and she still didn't believe!