A Fairy Christmas

It was a cold winter. The birds had left by the first of September. Now bearing on December eighth, there was little time to finish Christmas shopping. Navi, in his helpful fairy way, was quite proactive when it came to Christmas shopping. He had already sent out gifts to his distant friends and relations, magically sealed to prevent opening before the 25th, before many of them had even put up their Christmas trees. The real trouble was finding something for his dad.

Navi's father had always been hard to shop for. What do you buy an elder fairy that has everything? Magic could bring about most desires for a fairy that old and powerful. Even with Christmas just around the corner, Navi couldn't get a list or any one desired item out of father. No matter how many times he said, "Hey! Listen!" his father refused to hear. Navi's heart hung low this time of year; yet another time where he could not give a good gift to his father. 

But on Christmas eve, Navi noticed something strange about his father; he was shivering. This brutal winter was taking its toll even on such powerful fairies as his father. "Navi wants to know if you are feeling well, Navi's Father," Navi inquired. His father curled himself into a tighter ball, brightening his own light and said, "No, Navi's father is fine, Navi." Navi turned to exit and said, "Navi hopes Navi's Father feels better soon." So Navi left, still not knowing what his Father could need.

Navi thought about this predicament for a long time. When a fairy grows old it becomes weak to the cold. Navi loved his father so he decided to set out and find something to help comfort his father and solve his shivers. His Father was much too proud to admit he was old and cold. But though a fairies magic could produce light,  they could not produce heat. Therefore Navi needed to find a way to keep his father warm. 

Suddenly a brilliant stroke of genius struck Navi. He would give his father a wool coat! This would be something practical that his father actually needed. O joyous day! Navi's glistening light shot out and flew to the Hyrule Market. The journey took a long time and when he arrived the sun began to set. He went from stall to store to stall until he finally found the perfect, fairy-sized winter coat for his father. He was fairly certain it used to be a boy's hat, but that didn't matter now. All that mattered was that Navi would finally please his father. 

Navi practiced over and over again both his Giving Speech and his excuse for staying out all night on Christmas eve. There was no time to head home before the temperature had dropped to dangerous levels at night. Navi found a warm place to sleep in a street light, but his excitement wouldn't let him rest. With such a great gift, how could anyone chastise him now? 

As soon as the sun rose Navi began the journey home. It was just as his father had awakened that Navi returned. His father looked at him and said, "Navi has been gone a long time. Where has Navi been all the night?"

"Navi left to find you the perfect Christmas present so that we can be merry this day, Navi's Father." 

Smiling, Navi's father said, "You do not need to call me father, Navi. I am your dad. Let me be Dad to you. Now what is this gift you have brought me?"

Navi, his eyes aglow, excitedly pulled out the wool hat and gave it to his dad. 

Navi's dad rubbed the fabric softly and said, "What is this Navi? Is it made of denim?" His father, grinning brightly. 

"No." Navi beamed. 

"Is it  cotton?" 

"Nooooo."

"Then what is it made of, Navi?" 

"It's fleece, Navi's Dad!

An they lived happily ever after. Merry Christmas.