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"How many guesses am I allowed?" she asked. "All you want, and as many as you please," answered the green lady, smiling. The widow rattled off a string of names, English, Welsh and Biblical; but every time the fairy shook her head. HOW MANY GUESSES AM I ALLOWED SHE ASKED ALL YOU WANT AND AS MANY AS YOU PLEASE ANSWERED THE GREEN LADY SMILING THE WIDOW RATTLED OFF A STRING OF NAMES ENGLISH WELSH AND BIBLICAL BUT EVERY TIME THE FAIRY SHOOK HER HEAD
 poor to help her. So, all disconsolate, she turned her face homewards. On her way back she had to pass through the woods, where, on one side, was a clearing. In the middle of this open space, was a ring of grass. In the ring a little fairy lady was tripping around and singing to herself. Creeping up silently, the anxious mother heard to her joy, a rhymed couplet and caught the sound of a name, several times repeated. It sounded like "Silly Doot." Hurrying home and perfectly sure that she knew the secret that would save her boy, she set cheerily about her regular work and daily tasks. In fact, she slept soundly that night. Next day, in came the lady in green as before, with her bag of money. Taking her seat at the round table, near the fire, she poured out the gold. Then jingling the coins in the pile, she said: "Now give up your boy, or guess my name, if you want me to help you." The young widow, feeling sure that she had the old fairy in a trap, thought she would have some fun first.  HER STORY BUT HER KINSFOLKK WERE TOO POOR TO HELP HER SO ALL DISCONSOLATE SHE TURNED HER FACE HOMEWARD ON HER WAY BACK SHE HAD TO PASS THROUGH THE WOODS WHERE ON ONE SIDE WAS A CLEARING IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS OPEN SPACE WAS A RING OF GRASS IN THE RING A LITTLE FAIRY LADY WAS TRIPPING AROUND AND SINGING TO HERSELF CREEPING UP SILENTLY THE ANXIOUS MOTHER HEARD TO HER JOY A RHYMED COUPLET AND CAUGHT THE SOUND OF A NAME SEVERAL TIMES REPEATED IT SOUNDED LIKE SILLY DUKE HURRYING HOME AND PERFECTLY SURE THAT SHE KNEW THE SECRET THAT WOULD SAVE HER BOY SHE SET CHEERILY ABOUT HER REGULAR WORK AND DAILY TASKS IN FACT SHE SLEPT SOUNDLY THAT NIGHT NEXT DAY IN CAME THE LADY IN GREEN AS BEFORE WITH HER BAG OF MONEY TAKING HER SEAT AT THE ROUND TABLE NEAR THE FIRE SHE POURED OUT THE GOLD THEN JINGLING THE COINS INTO THE PILE SHE SAID NOW GIVE UP YOUR BOY OR GUESS MY NAME IF YOU WANT ME TO HELP YOU THE YOUNG WIDOW FEELING SURE THAT SHE HAD THE OLD FAIRY IN A TRAP THOUGHT SHE WOULD HAVE SOME FUN FIRST
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