Once upon a time there was a fairy who lived on a boat that motored up and down the River Thames. It was a lovely sunny morning and the fairy was reading her book near a town called Abingdon-on-Thames. Her faithful companion had eyes and ears for all that was happening.

The town had lots of flower baskets along the river banks.

All seemed very quiet until people in brightly coloured clothes started to come across the bridge from the town to the meadow.

Soon there was a very big gathering of people. None of them had any plackards. So they were not protesting about the visit of Donald Trump to the country that had been on the radio. Instead a lady came along with a megaphone, and people cheered her announcements. At one point she asked if it was anybodies birthday.

Then they all set off together towards the lock in one big race. Some had dogs with them, others were pushing buggies.

Then all became quiet again. The fairy continued to read, and her companion watched and listened. The river reflected back the blue sky.