Save the Unicorns

Royal Sweets 6

Helen Perelman, Olivia Chin Mueller

• Publisher: Aladdin
• Year: 2022
• Print ISBN: 9781534455085
• eBook ISBN: 9781534455108

Princess Mini and her friends at Royal Fairy Academy take care of sick unicorns in this super-sweet story in the QUIX chapter book line that's perfect for emerging readers. Oh, no! The unicorns of Candy Kingdom are sick. Princess Mini and her friends are worried the hot, red horns mean their poor unicorns are in danger. What is making them ill? And can everyone work together to find a sweet cure?

1 Red Horn Emergency

“Princess Mini!” Lady Cherry called. “Don’t forget your unicorn ribbons!”

It was the end of the school day at Royal Fairy Academy. I stopped at the classroom door and flew back to my teacher.

“Thank you, Lady Cherry,” I said. During the day, my class made colorful licorice ribbons to decorate our unicorns’ manes. I couldn’t believe I forgot to take my ribbons!

“I am sure Butterscotch’s mane will look beautiful tomorrow,” Lady Cherry said, smiling. “Have a good time at the Horn Parade!”

“We will!” I said as I flew out the door. “See you at the parade!”

Every year the unicorns in Sugar Valley are honored in the Horn Parade. For the first time, my friends and I were going to ride our unicorns in the parade. I was finally old enough!

“Over here, Mini!” Princess Taffy called when I got to the schoolyard. She flew up onto her unicorn, Chipper. “I’ll race you!”

Princess Taffy is my best friend, and we love racing our unicorns. We were in a hurry to get to my castle. I live in Candy Castle with my parents, Princess Lolli and Prince Scoop. They are the ruling royal fairies in Candy Kingdom.

“Ready?” I asked. I slipped into Butterscotch’s saddle. “Go!” I called over my shoulder.

Our unicorns flew over the gates of Royal Fairy Academy and followed Chocolate River to Candy Castle.

“Come on, girl!” I whispered in Butterscotch’s ear.

Butterscotch’s wide purple wings flapped hard, and we inched ahead of Taffy and Chipper.

I could see the candy gardens and tall candy trees at Candy Castle. At the top of the castle, colorful flags waved in the wind.

“Almost there!” I yelled.

Chipper then caught up to Butterscotch. We landed on castle grounds at the same time.

“A tie!” Taffy exclaimed as we landed.

“Good race,” I said. I flew off Butterscotch’s back.

I opened the paddock gate and let Butterscotch and Chipper in. “Come to the stables,” I told Taffy. “We can get them a snack.”

“School felt so long today,” Taffy said as she followed me to the barn.

“I know,” I said. “All I could think about was the parade tomorrow.”

“Me too!” Taffy exclaimed. “Our unicorns are going to look supersweet.”

“I’m so excited to decorate Butterscotch’s mane with the licorice ribbons,” I told her. We flew into the barn and took feed bags for our unicorns.

“It took me a long time to get the colors right,” Taffy said. She filled the feed bag with sweet treats. “Chipper will love this candy snack!”

When we returned to the paddock, Butterscotch didn’t fly over to me. Usually she knows she is getting a snack and comes right away.

I saw Butterscotch’s wings were dragging on the ground.

“Something is wrong,” I said to Taffy.

Taffy was stroking Chipper’s neck. His wings were drooped too. “Maybe racing was a bad idea?” she asked.

“Let’s get them inside the stable quickly,” I told her.

We walked our unicorns over to the barn.

Nutley greeted us. He is the royal stables fairy and takes care of the unicorns.

“Hello, Princess Mini,” Nutley said. He took one look at Chipper and Butterscotch and flew into action.

“Bring your unicorns inside,” Nutly told us. “Let’s give them some water.”

“Thank you,” I said.

Butterscotch’s head was so low, her ears were touching the stable floor.

My wings started to flutter fast. What was wrong with Chipper and Butterscotch?

“Taffy!” I called. “Look at their horns!”

Both of our unicorns had red horns!

“What is going on?” I asked. Normally Butterscotch’s horn was a pale pink. Now it was as red as a strawberry!

I said, “Thi...

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Dedication
• Cast of Characters
• Chapter 1: Red Horn Emergency
• Chapter 2: The Wizard
• Chapter 3: Rainbow Chews
• Chapter 4: Red-Hot Mess
• Chapter 5: Chocolate Woods
• Chapter 6: Flower Lessons
• Chapter 7: Sugar Flies
• Chapter 8: Perfect Pink
• Chapter 9: Rainbow Ready
• Word List
• Questions
• About the Author
• Copyright