title: Flower Fairies of the Summer
author:  Cicely Mary Barker 
description: Cicely Mary Barker was born in Croydon, South London in 1895 and died in 1973. She found international acclaim as an artist with her delightful Flower Fairies books the first of which, Flower Fairies of the Spring, was printed in 1923.
zlib_text: 
  
  
  The people from a small town in France are outside the King's summer castle.
  The King goes out onto the balcony.
  
  
  'We are very happy to tell you that we have a baby daughter. Her name is
  Aurora. Everyone is invited to a party, here at the castle, tomorrow,' he
  says.
  
  
  The King goes back into the castle. The Queen is singing to the baby.
  
  
  The party tomorrow is going to be wonderful,' says the King. 'All the people
  from the town are coming and, of course, we must invite the Flower Fairies.'
  
  
  Everyone in the castle is very busy. The cooks are cooking delicious roast
  meats with vegetables and they are making delicious cakes, too. The cleaners
  are sweeping and dusting. The Queen's friends are picking flowers in the
  garden and putting flowers in all the rooms.
  
  
  'Mmm...! The food smells delicious,' says the King 'And the castle is very
  pretty with all these flowers.' Little Princess Aurora is sleeping happily.
  She doesn't know there is going to be a party tomorrow. The next day the sun