The Missing Melody - A Princesses Song

Once upon a time, there lived a happy princess named Melody who loved to sing more than anything in the whole world. "La, la, la!" Princess Melody would sing every morning. "Tra, la, la!" she would sing every night. Everyone in the castle loved her beautiful songs. The cooks would hum along while they made cookies. The guards would whistle her tunes while they marched. "Sing for us, Princess Melody!" everyone would say, and she always did. But one morning, Princess Melody woke up and something was very wrong. "La, la, la!" she tried to sing. But no sound came out! "Oh no!" whispered Princess Melody. "Where did my song go?" She tried again. "Tra, la, la!" But still - nothing! Princess Melody felt very sad. The whole castle became quiet without her happy songs. "Don't worry, Princess," said the King and Queen. "We'll help you find your song!" They tried warm honey tea. They tried tickling her to make her laugh. They even tried having her stand on her head! But Princess Melody still couldn't sing. "I have an idea!" said Princess Melody. "Maybe I need to look for my song outside!" So Princess Melody walked into the forest to look for her missing song. "Hello, little bird," she said to a robin in a tree. "Have you seen my song?" "Tweet, tweet!" sang the robin. "I haven't seen your song, but maybe we can help you find it! There are many birds in this forest who love to sing. Follow me!" The robin fluttered ahead, leading Princess Melody deeper into the woods. "Come along!" chirped the robin. "My friends and I know all about songs and singing!" So Princess Melody walked deeper into the forest. Soon, she met a beautiful blue jay sitting on a branch. "Tweet-tweet-LOW!" sang the blue jay in a deep, low note. "That's a lovely low note," whispered Princess Melody. She tried to hum along: "Hmm-mmm-mmm." "Good!" chirped the blue jay. "Keep that low note and find my friend!" Princess Melody walked further and found a bright red cardinal. "Tweet-tweet-HIGH!" sang the cardinal in a high, sweet note. Princess Melody tried the high note: "La-la-la!" It came out as just a whisper, but it was something! "Wonderful!" said the cardinal. "Now find our friend who will teach you the middle note!" Deeper in the forest, Princess Melody found a tiny yellow finch. "Tweet-tweet-MIDDLE!" sang the finch in a perfect middle note. Princess Melody tried all three notes together: "Low-high-middle... hmm-la-hum..." Her voice was getting a little stronger! "You're almost ready!" said the finch. "Now all the birds will sing together!" Suddenly, birds from all over the forest came to join them. The blue jay, the cardinal, the finch, the robin, and many more! "All together now!" they chirped. "Low-high-middle! Tweet-tweet-tweet!" Princess Melody took a deep breath and sang along with all her bird friends: "LA-LA-LA!" Her beautiful voice was back! Even stronger and sweeter than before! "You did it!" chirped all the birds together, flapping their wings with joy. "Thank you, dear bird friends!" sang Princess Melody. "You helped me find all my notes!" Princess Melody sang all the way home. The birds sang with her, the flowers seemed to dance, and even the trees swayed to her melody. When she got back to the castle, everyone was so happy! "She's singing again!" called the cooks. "Our princess found her song!" cheered the guards. From that day on, Princess Melody sang every single day. And she never forgot her wonderful bird friends who helped her find her song again. "La, la, la!" she would sing. "Sometimes when you lose something special, friends help you find it again!" The End