Fairies

What Is A Fairy?

A fairy is a creature that appears in two kinds of folk stories-legends and fairy tales.

Legends take place in the real world, and fairy tales occur in some imaginary land. Legends are

told as true stories, while fairy tales are told as fiction. Fairies only appear in a few fairy tales.

Most stories about fairies are really legends.

Fairies have magic powers which perform both good and bad deeds. They can fly,

change shape and make themselves invisible to human beings. Most fairies are usually helpful,

but there are several who behave mischievously and occasionally act cruel. We must keep in

mind that the fairies are governed by a code of ethics far removed from our own.

The life span of the fairy is unknown. It is believed that fairies are immortal, however,

there have been sightings of fairy funerals. Throughout history, stories of the same fairy looking

and acting the same are told, the best guess is that the fairies life span is at least several

hundreds of years.

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(A spell for summoning the fairies)

The Fairy Call

Close your eyes
And smell a rose.
Then say under your breath:
"I believe in fairies,
sure as death."
Gadflykins! Gladtrypins!
Come to me fairily
Each lad and lass!

From "Lady Cottington's Pressed Fairy Book"

Basic Description of Fairies

male or female

are immortal beings

can become invisible

use trickery

possess gold

enjoy music and dancing

often enchant humans

live off of fruit along (no meat eating or cannibalistic fare)

some have wings and can fly

can raise magic mists

are agile

wear green clothes to camouflage better

posses powers of magic and enchantment

can live in or on hills, in trees, on flowers, or in the water

are able to shape-shift

steal little babies and replace them with changelings

battle insects and reptiles for kicks


The Bogeyman: Also called bogies or	Menehunes: These hard-working Hawaiian
bugbears. These fairies are nasty to children	fairies work at night building bridges and roads.
and frighten them in the dark. Only children	They are small, dark-eyed creatures with
can see their furry bodies and fiery red eyes.	shaggy eyebrows and deep, gruff voices.

Brownies: Brownies are helpful little men	Monaciello: This Italian fairy is dressed in a
with brownish skin and brown clothing. They	hooded robe.
have been said to visit farms in Scotland and
do household chores while the family sleeps.	It comes out at night to lead poor and needy
All they ask in return for their work is a bowl	people to hidden treasure.
of cream.

Changelings: A changeling is a fairy child	Pixies: These green dancing fairies have a
who takes the place of a human baby who	king, a queen, and a full royal court. Pixies live
the fairies think is being fussed over too much.	in England, where they pull pranks on people.
The baby is then used to "strengthen" the
fairy race.

Dwarfs: These aged creatures of the	Fairy food consists of:
mountains are miners with magical powers.
They won't appear aboveground in daylight	Milk
because they'll turn to stone. They wear long	Cream
clothes to cover their feet, which are	Butter
deformed or point backward.

Elves: Elves are merry creatures who live in	Sandman: He travels the world over,
colonies under the earth. They love parties,	sprinkling sleep dust in children's eyes to help
music, and dancing, but they kidnap people	them fall asleep.
who are caught listening to their music.

Flower fairies: In the gardens of China,	Tooth fairy: No one has seen a tooth fairy, so
flower fairies dress like young girls and	their appearance has not been described.
spread the scent of flowers as they dance.	When a child's tooth falls out, the tooth fairy

	takes it away and leaves a reward in its place.

Gnomes: Gnomes are bearded men with	Trolls: Trolls, usually men, may be huge or
broad, leathery features who never age and	tiny, but they are all stingy and nasty. They hate
who always wear hoods. They guard hidden	the light and loud noises.
treasure in the woods and hills where they
live.

*Goblins:* Goblins, the thieves of the fairy	Vilas: These fairy sisters live in the Alps,
world, have a bad reputation. They have	where they heal the sick and foretell the future.
deformed bodies with huge, bulging eyes and
live in underground caves.

Huldre: These Icelandic fairies look like	Wanagemeswah: Thin as a knife, this fairy
beautiful girls from the front, but in back they	lived among the Penobscot Indians of Maine in
may have cow tails or they may be one-	the U.S.
sided. They demonstrate that beauty is only
one part of something.

Jinni (genie): In Arabian folklore, these	Will-o'-wisps: Will-o'-wisps are mischievous
spirits have supernatural powers and can	fairies who light up on dark nights. They
appear in many shapes and sizes. They may	snatch the lights of travelers and try to lead
be good or evil, depending on their Master.	them astray.
They live in unusual places like empty
bottles.
A sock under the bed helps to keep troublesome fairies away.

Noodles in Fairy Butter

Serving Size: 4

4 Egg Yolks -- Hard Cooked

1/2 Cup Sugar

1/2 Cup Sweet Butter -- Softened

1 Tsp. Dried Thyme

1 Tbsp. Orange Flower Water

1 lb. Noodles -- Cooked

1 Orange -- Sliced

1 Tsp. Dried Sweet Basil

Beat the egg yolks, sugar, butter, thyme, basil and orange water in a small bowl until smooth.

Mix enough of the butter with the hot noodles to coat them with a golden yellow color.

Garnish with orange slices.

Whenever possible, use fresh herbs rather than dried herbs.

This recipe is from the 1700s from England. This is a sweet side dish which, with it's bright

color and scent, inspires thoughts of spring frolic, abundant buttercups, and pranks by the Fey.

People in the Middle Ages loved sweetened or spiced butter, especially honey or sage butter.

Recipe from "A Kitchen Witch's Cookbook"

The Banshee: This Irish Fairy is more often	Leprechauns: These clever, independent little
heard than seen. Her mournful wail, called	men wear three-cornered hats. They are
keening, is heard outside the home of a dying	shoemakers who make only one shoe, not a
person.	pair. Every leprechaun has a hidden pot of
	gold.