Once, long ago, when fairies were still in existence, everything was calm and peaceful. The fairy kingdom was set up in three castes; each of which was headed by a duchess fairy. All of the fairies had a leader named Princess Crystal.

The three castes consisted of the white division, headed by Duchess Snowdrop; the yellow division, headed by Duchess Sunbeam; and the pink division, headed by Duchess Rose-Anne. Princess Crystal was very much loved by all fairies; but in order to maintain discipline, she had to be strict.

One day, all of the fairies decided to take a restful day to go out and have fun in the woods. They danced, sang and had lots of fun.

It was a very warm day, so they decided to cool off by wading in the nearby stream. They went into the stream while they still had their slippers on to avoid cutting their feet on all of the sharp rocks.

When the fairies cam home for the night, their slippers hadn’t dried yet. Princess Crystal was very angry with the faireis for doing such an outlandish act. She told them to hang their slippers on the grass to dry and never to wear them again. That is how the pink, white and yellow lady’s slippers came to be.