The Scarecrow and the Fairy

is the 1st episode of the Sugar Apple Fairy Tale (anime).

Summary
Anne Holford visits her mother's grave and recalls the time she told her about fairies becoming slaves to humans and that as a silver sugar master she's obligated to treating them as equals. After returning to her village, Anne sets off for Lewiston to enter the Royal Candy Fair despite objections by her friend Jonas Anders since the journey there is dangerous. At the town of Redington along the way, Anne sees a fairy about to be killed by a fairy hunter by crushing his detached wing and saves the fairy while returning his wing allowing him to escape. Needing to find a fairy slave to be her bodyguard on the way to Lewiston, Anne purchases the warrior fairy Challe fenn Challe. Afterwards, the two leave Redington for Lewiston traveling on the path nicknamed the Bloody Highway. On the first night, Anne and Challe camp out at a fortshelter with Anne informing Challe that after the journey to Lewiston she intends to set him free. The next day, Anne and Challe are attacked by bandits that are attacking another wagon and Challe defeats them.

Trivia

 * First episode to feature the opening theme "Musical", performed by Minori Suzuki, played at the end of the episode.
 * One of three episodes to not feature the first ending theme "Kanaeru", performed by Sumire Morohoshi. The ending theme was only first played in the following episode