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Now the canny Welsh fairies had learned the trick of catching farthings, pennies and sixpences from the folks who have more curiosity in them than even fairies do. These human beings, cunning fellows that they are, let the curtain fall on a show, just at the most interesting part. NOW THE CANNY WELSH FAIRIES HAD LEARNED THE TRICK OF CATCHING FARTHINGS PENNIES AND SIXPENCES FROM THE FOLK WHO HAVE MORE CURIOSITY IN THEM THAN EVEN FAIRIES DO THESE HUMAN BEINGS CUNNING FELLOWS THAT THEY ARE LET THE CURTAIN FALL ON A SHOW JUST AT THE MOST INTERESTING PART
 as they have at those county fairs, which the mortals get up, to which are gathered great crowds. The charge of admission is a sixpence. I vote 'no.'" "Well, for the very reason that Puck can beat the rest of us at spells and transformations, I should like to see him do for us as many stunts as he can. I've heard from a mortal, named Shakespeare, that, in one performance, Puck could be a horse, a hound, a hog, a bear without any head, and even kindle himself into a fire; while his vocal powers, as we know, are endless. He can neigh, bark, grunt, roar, and even burn up things. Now, I should like to see the fairy that could beat him at tricks. It was Puck himself, who told the world that he was in the habit of doing all these things, and I want to see whether he was boasting." "Tut, tut, don't talk that way, about our king," said a fourth fairy. All this was only chaff and fun, for all the fairies were in good humor. They were only talking, to fill up the interval until the music began. OON'S SIDESHOW WHERE THE FREAKS OF ALL SORS ARE GATHERED SUCH THEY HAVE AT THOSE COUNTY FAIRS WHICH THE MORTALS GET UP TO WHICH ARE GATHERED GREAT CROWDS THE CHARGE OF REMISSION IS A SIXPENCE I VOTE NO WELL FOR THE VERY REASON THAT PUCK CAN BEAT THE REST OF US AS SPELLS AND TRANSFORMATIONS I SHOULD LIKE TO SEE HIM DO FOR US AS MANY STUNTS AS HE CAN I'VE HEARD FROM A MORTAL NAMED SHAKESPEARE THAT IN ONE PERFORMANCE PUCK COULD BE A HORSE A HOUND A HOG A BEAR WITHOUT ANY HEAD AND EVEN KINDLE HIMSELF INTO A FIRE WHILE HIS VOCAL POWERS AS WE KNOW ARE ENDLESS HE CAN NEIGH BARK GRUNT ROAR AND EVEN BURN UP THINGS NOW I SHOULD LIKE TO SEE A FAIRY THAT COULD BE HIM AT TRICKS IT WAS PUCK HIMSELF WHO TOLD THE WORLD THAT HE WAS IN THE HABIT OF DOING THESE THINGS AND I WANT TO SEE WHETHER HE WAS BOASTING TUT TUT DON'T TALK THAT WAY ABOUT OUR KING SAID A FOURTH FAIRY ALL THIS WAS ONLY CHAFF AND FUN FOR THE FAIRIES WERE IN GOOD HUMOR THEY WERE ONLY TALKING TO FILL UP THE INTERVAL UNTIL THE MUSIC BEGAN
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