Norrit and Hale and the Dance of the Gods

Norrit and Hale's visit to Tinsleberry leads to an unexpected opportunity.      Norrit and Hale follow a nightly routine: gather star dust and moon dust in a big red balloon. Use the harvest to fuel wish-granting machinery at Starry-Eyed Station that serves requests of grandparents for their grandchildren (and sometimes requests of grandchildren for themselves).      But sometimes, they need to take a day off and tackle errands.      And today in Tinsleberry, people waiting for them want to have a very particular conversation.      More than Norrit and Hale know rests on the outcome of this visit. Join Norrit and Hale, the patron saints of grandparents, in a one-of-a-kind adventure. This short story originally appeared in the collection The Adventures of Norrit and Hale.