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There could not be any," they shouted, all at once, "but let us ask our old friend the harper." Now such a thing as inquiring into each other's ages was not common in Fairy Land. THERE CANNOT BE ANY THEY SHOUTED ALL AT ONCE BUT LET US ASK OUR OLD FRIEND THE HARPER NOW SUCH A THING AS THEIR INQUIRING INTO EACH OTHER'S AGES WAS NOT COMMON IN FAIRYLAND
 fairy, and whose name, as everybody knows who talks Cymric, suggested her extreme youth and lively disposition, was present in all her glory. When they saw her, several learned fairies, who had come from a distance, fell at once into conversation on this subject. One remarked: "How would the Queen like to add another syllable to her name? Then we should call her Mab-gath (which means Kitten, or Little Puss)." "Well not so bad, however; because many mortal daddies, who have a daughter, call her Puss. It is a term of affection with them and the little girls never seem to be offended." "Oh! Suppose that in talking to each other we call our Queen Mab-gar, what then?" asked another, with a roguish twinkle in the eye. "It depends on how you use it," said a wise one dryly. This fairy was a stickler for the correct use of every word. "If you meant 'babyish,' or 'childish,' she, or her friends might demur; but, if you use the term 'love of children,' what better name for a fairy queen?" "None. ESSED IN BURIED CUSTOM QUEEN MOB WHO ABOVE ALL ELSE WAS A WELSH FAIRY AND WHOSE NAME AS EVERYONE KNOWS WHO TALKS COMRACK SUGGESTED HER EXTREME YOUTH AND LIVELY DISPOSITION WAS PRESENT IN ALL HER GLORY WHEN THEY SAW HER SEVERAL LEARNED FAIRIES WHO HAD COME FROM A DISTANCE FELL AT ONCE INTO A CONVERSATION ON THIS SUBJECT ONE REMARKED HOW WOULD THE QUEEN LIKE TO ADD ANOTHER SYLLABLE TO HER NAME THEN WE SHOULD CALL HER MOB GITH WHICH MEANS KITTEN OR LITTLE PUSS WELL NOT SO BAD HOWEVER BECAUSE MANY MORTAL DADDIES WHO HAVE A DAUGHTER CALL HER PUSS IT'S A TERM OF AFFECTION WITH THEM AND LITTLE GIRLS NEVER SEEM TO BE OFFENDED OH SUPPOSE IN TALKING TO EACH OTHER WE CALL OUR QUEEN MABGAR WHAT THEN ASKED ANOTHER WITH A ROGUISH TWINKLE IN THE EYE IT DEPENDS ON HOW YOU USE IT SAID A WISE ONE DRILY THIS FAIRY WAS A STICKLER FOR THE CORRECT USE OF EVERY WORD IF YOU MEANT BABYISH OR CHILDISH SHE OR HER FRIENDS MIGHT DEMUR BUT IF YOU USE THE TERM LOVE OF CHILDREN WHAT BETTER NAME FOR A FAIRY QUEEN NONE
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