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She asked her boy where he had got them. He told her what a nice time he had enjoyed. Then she knew that these, his playmates, were fairy children. Fearing that some evil might come of this, she charged him, her only son, never to go out again alone, on the mountain. SHE ASKED HER BOY WHERE HE HAD GOT THEM HE TOLD HER WHAT A NICE TIME HE HAD ENJOYED THEN SHE KNEW THAT THESE HIS PLAYMATES WERE FAIRY CHILDREN FEARING THAT SOME EVIL MIGHT COME OF THIS SHE CHARGED HIM HER ONLY SON NEVER TO GO OUT AGAIN ALONE ON THE MOUNTAIN
 at the end of the day, on coming back home, from the hills, the boy met some lovely children. They were dressed in very fine clothes, and had elegant manners. They came up, smiled, and invited him to play with them. He joined in their sports, and was too much interested to take note of time. He kept on playing with them until it was pitch dark. Among other games, which he enjoyed, had been that of "The King in his counting house, counting out his money," and "The Queen in her kitchen, eating bread and honey," and "The Girl hanging out the clothes," and "The Saucy Blackbird that snipped off her nose." In playing these, the children had aprons full of what seemed to be real coins, the size of crowns, or five-shilling pieces, each worth a dollar. These had "head and tail," beside letters on them and the boy supposed they were real. But when he showed these to his mother, she saw at once from their lightness, and because they were so easily bent, that they were only paper, and not silver. OULD BE QUITE AS SWEET AS SHE WAS ONCE AT THE END OF A DAY ON COMING BACK HOME FROM THE HILLS THE BOY MET SOME LOVELY CHILDREN THEY WERE DRESSED IN THEIR VERY FINE CLOTHES AND HAD ELEGANT MANNERS THEY CAME UP SMILED AND INVITED HIM TO PLAY WITH THEM HE JOINED IN THEIR SPORTS AND WAS TOO MUCH INTERESTED TO TAKE NOTE OF TIME HE KEPT ON PLAYING WITH THEM UNTIL IT WAS PITCH DARK AMONG OTHER GAMES WHICH HE ENJOYED HAD BEEN THAT OF THE KING AND HIS COUNTING HOUSE COUNTING OUT HIS MONEY AND THE QUEEN IN THEIR KITCHEN EATING BREAD AND HONEY AND THE GIRL HANGING OUT CLOTHES AND THE SAUCY BLACKBIRD THAT SNIPPED OFF HER NOSE IN PLAYING THESE THE CHILDREN HAD APRONS FULL OF WHAT SEEMED TO BE REAL COINS THE SIZE OF CROWNS OR FIVE SHILLING PIECES EACH WORTH A DOLLAR THESE HAD HEAD AND TAIL BESIDES LETTERS ON THEM AND THE BOY SUPPOSED THEY WERE REAL BUT WHEN HE SHOWED THESE TO HIS MOTHER SHE SAW AT ONCE FROM THEIR LIGHTNESS AND BECAUSE THEY WERE SO EASILY BENT THAT THEY WERE ONLY PAPER AND NOT SILVER
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