The Witch Who Lost Her Laugh

Once upon a time, there lived a happy witch named Winnie. She lived in a cozy little house on a hill. Winnie wasn't scary at all! She had a big smile and the most wonderful laugh that sounded like tiny bells ringing. But one morning, something was very wrong. Winnie woke up and tried to laugh her happy morning laugh. But... nothing came out! "Oh my!" said Winnie. "Where did my laugh go?" It all started the night before when Winnie was making her special giggle soup. This soup helped sad forest animals feel happy again. But while she was stirring - stir, stir, stir - she sneezed the biggest sneeze ever. "ACHOO!" POOF! Purple sparkles flew everywhere! When the sparkles settled down, Winnie's laugh had disappeared completely. "Oh no!" said Winnie. "Where did my laugh go?" She tried telling her silliest jokes to Bart the toad. "Ribbit," said Bart, but Winnie could only smile quietly. She tried doing wiggly dances around her room. She wiggled her fingers, she wiggled her toes, she wiggled her nose! Still nothing. Only quiet little sighs came out. Winnie sat in her favorite chair feeling very sad. "What's a happy witch without her laugh?" she wondered. Just then, she heard a tiny voice. "Hello, Miss Winnie!" She looked down and saw the tiniest firefly with wings that sparkled like a rainbow. "I'm lost," said the little firefly. "But I heard someone feeling sad, and I wanted to help." Winnie told the firefly all about her missing laugh. The firefly listened carefully, his little light blinking as he thought. "You know what?" said the firefly. "My light gets brighter when I share it with others. Maybe your laugh needs to be shared too!" Winnie thought this was a wonderful idea. She climbed on her broomstick with Bart the toad and flew down to the village where children were playing. At first, Winnie felt nervous. But then she remembered how much she loved making others happy. She flew around in silly swoopy-loops, making the funniest faces - she stuck out her tongue, crossed her eyes, and wiggled her ears! The children looked up and started to giggle. "Look at the silly witch!" they called out. One child laughed so hard he tumbled down in the soft grass. Soon all the children were laughing and clapping their hands with joy. Watching the happy children, Winnie felt something warm and bubbly growing in her chest. It grew bigger and bigger until... "Hee hee hee!" Out came her laugh! It started small like tinkling bells, then grew into the most joyful sound. From that day on, Winnie's laugh came back stronger than ever. She learned that the very best magic happens when you share happiness with others. And whenever she made her happy potions, she was extra careful not to sneeze. Well, most of the time! The End