The Clockwork Windmill
A giant wooden windmill floating in the sky has stopped spinning, causing the sky winds to freeze. Kit lands on the gear-island and untangles a vine of wild ivy that was blocking the main wooden cog.
Looking up from the leaf hot air balloon, Kit peers into the quiet sky where the clouds sit completely still and the wind has stopped blowing. Kit pulls the red and white checkered scarf snug around his neck and wonders - I wonder where the wind has gone today Slowly, the balloon drifts toward a giant wooden windmill perched high in the clouds
The leaf balloon lands softly on a floating island made of giant wooden cogs where a rustic windmill hangs its four blades completely still. Kit leans over the edge of the basket to inspect the main gear and gasps - Oh, the gear is stuck A thick green vine of wild ivy is wrapped tightly around the wooden teeth
Kit steps onto the wooden cog and pulls a pair of small wooden scissors from his brown backpack. He bends down to untangle the green leaves one by one so the wooden teeth do not get hurt. Gently stroking the vine, he whispers - Let me help you get free
With a soft creak, the last green leaf comes free and the giant wooden cog begins to turn with a low, deep rumble. The blades of the windmill spin faster and faster, creating a fresh breeze that blows Kit's striped scarf and lifts the balloon into the air - The wind is back
The windmill spins happily, creating fresh breezes that blow across the wide sky. Kit climbs back into the balloon basket and waves goodbye to the gear island. The gentle wind carries the little explorer further away, heading toward new lands full of magic ahead
