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Fairy and Fairytale, in folklore, a diminutive supernatural creature, generally in human form, dwelling in an imaginary region called fairyland; and the stories of its interventions through magic in mortal affairs. The term fairy is also loosely applied to such beings as brownies, gnomes, elves, nixies, goblins, trolls, dwarfs, pixies, kobolds, banshees, sylphs, sprites, and undines. The folk imagination not only conceives of fairyland as a distinct domain, but also imagines fairies as living in everyday surroundings such as hills, trees, and streams and sees fairy rings, fairy tables, and fairy steeds in natural objects.
"Fairy and Fairy Tale," Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2004
http://encarta.msn.com 1997-2004 Microsoft Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
J.R.R. Tolkien
Quote
"The realm of fairy-story is wide and deep and high and
filled with many things: all manner of beasts and birds are found there;
shoreless seas and stars uncounted; beauty that is an enchantment, and an
ever-present peril; both joy and sorrow sharp as swords. In that realm a man
may, perhaps, count himself fortunate to have wandered, but its very richness
and strangeness tie the tongue of the traveller who would report them. And
while he is there it is dangerous for him to ask too many questions, lest the
gate should be shut and the keys be lost."
-- J.R.R. Tolkien, "On
Fairy-Stories," in The Monsters and the Critics and Other Essays
Terri Windling Quote
"The fairy tale journey may look like an outward trek across plains and
mountains, through castles and forests, but the actual movement is inward, into
the lands of the soul. The dark path of the fairy tale forest lies in the
shadows of our imagination, the depths of our unconscious. To travel to the
wood, to face its dangers, is to emerged transformed by this experience.
Particularly for children whose world does not resemble the simplified world of
television sit-coms ... this ability to travel inward, to face fear and
transform it, is a skill they will use all their lives. We do children--and
ourselves--a grave disservice by censoring the old tales, glossing over the
darker passages and ambiguities..."
-- Terri Windling, "White as Snow:
Fairy Tales and Fantasy," in Snow White, Blood Red
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It appears that fairy
women all over Ireland find birth a difficult experience. Many fairy children
die before birth and those that do survive are often stunted or deformed
creatures.
The adult fairies, who are aesthetic beings, are repelled by
these infants and have no wish to keep them. They will try to swap them with
healthy children who they steal from the mortal world. The wizened, ill
tempered creature left in place of the human child is generally known as a
changeling and possesses the power to work evil in a household. Any child who
is not baptised or who is overly admired is especially at risk of being
exchanged. (MORE)
The name leprechaun
may have derived from the Irish leath bhrogan (shoemaker), although its origins
may lie in luacharma'n (Irish for pygmy). These apparently aged, diminutive men
are frequently to be found in an intoxicated state, caused by home-brew poteen.
However they never become so drunk that the hand which holds the hammer becomes
unsteady and their shoemaker's work affected. Leprechauns have also become
self-appointed guardians of ancient treasure (left by the Danes when they
marauded through Ireland), burying it in crocks or pots. This may be one reason
why leprechauns tend to avoid contact with humans whom they regard as foolish,
flighty (and greedy?) creatures. If caught by a mortal, he will promise great
wealth if allowed to go free. He carries two leather pouches. In one there is a
silver shilling, a magical coin that returns to the purse each time it is paid
out. In the other he carries a gold coin which he uses to try and bribe his way
out of difficult situations. This coin usually turns to leaves or ashes once
the leprechaun has parted with it.However, you must never take your eye off
him, for he can vanish in an instant.
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