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This was to be a perfectly respectable company, and no bawling, squealing, crying, or blubbering was to be permitted. When they had all gathered together, at the evening hour, there was seen, in the moonlight, the funniest lot of creatures, that one could imagine, but all were neatly dressed and well behaved. THIS WAS TO BE A PERFECTLY RESPECTABLE COMPANY AND NO BAWLING SQUEALING CRYING OR BLUBBERING WAS TO BE PERMITTED WHEN THEY ALL HAD GATHERED TOGETHER AT THE EVENING HOUR THERE WAS SEEN IN THE MOONLIGHT THE FUNNIEST LOT OF CREATURES THAT ONE COULD IMAGINE BUT ALL WERE NEATLY DRESSED AND WELL BEHAVED
 tried to get in. Some other creatures, not recognized in the good society of Fairyland, were also barred out. To this gathering, only the bright and lively fairies were welcome. Some of the best natured among the big creatures, and especially giants and dragons, might pay a visit, if they wanted to do so; but all the bad ones, such as lake hags, wraiths, sellers of liquids for wakes, who made men drunk, and all who, under the guise of fairies, were only agents for undertakers, were ruled out. The Night Dogs of the Wicked Hunter Annum, the monster Afang, Cadwallader's Goats, and various, cruel goblins and ogres, living in the ponds, and that pulled cattle down to eat them up, and the immodest mermaids, whose bad behavior was so well known, were crossed off the list of invitations. No ugly brats, such as wicked fairies were in the habit of putting in the cradles of mortal mothers, when they stole away their babies, were allowed to be present, even if they should come with their mothers. HOW THEMSELVES EVEN IF THEY CAME AND TRIED TO GET IN SOME OTHER CREATURES NOT RECOGNIZED IN THE GOOD SOCIETY OF FAIRYLAND WERE ALSO BARRED OUT TO THIS GATHERING ONLY BRIGHT AND LIVELY FAIRIES WERE WELCOME SOME OF THE BEST NATURED AMONG THE BIG CREATURES AND ESPECIALLY THE GIANTS AND DRAGONS MIGHT PAY A VISIT IF THEY WANTED TO DO SO BUT ALL THE BAD ONES SUCH AS LAKE HAGS RACE SELLERS OF LIQUIDS FOR WAKES WHO MADE MEN DRUNK AND ALL WHO UNDER THE GUISE OF FAIRIES WERE ONLY AGENTS FOR UNDERTAKERS WERE RULED OUT THE NIGHT DOGS OF THE WICKED HUNTER ANAM THE MONSTER A FANG CADWALLOWADER'S GOATS AND VARIOUS CRUEL GOBLINS AND OGRES LIVING IN PONDS AND THAT PULLED CATTLE DOWN TO EAT THEM UP AND THE IMMODEST MERMAIDS WHOSE BAD BEHAVIOUR WAS SO WELL KNOWN WERE CROSSED OFF THE LIST OF IMITATIONS NO UGLY BRATS SUCH AS THE WICKED FAIRIES WERE IN THE HABIT OF PUTTING IN THE CRADLE OF MORTAL MOTHERS WHEN THEY STOLE AWAY THEIR BABIES WERE ALLOWED TO BE PRESENT EVEN IF THEY SHOULD COME WITH THEIR MOTHERS
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