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Nor did doctors, or the census clerks, or directory people ever trouble the fairy ladies, to ask their age. NOR DID DOCTORS OR THE CENSUS CLERKS OR DIRECTORY PEOPLE EVER TROUBLE THE FAIRY LADIES TO ASK THEIR AGE
e 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. 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. Very few ever asked such a question, for it was not thought to be polite. For, though we hear of ugly fairy brats being put into the cradles, in place of pretty children, no one ever heard, either of fairies being born or of dying, or having clocks, or watches, or looking to see what time it was. TLE 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 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 VERY FEW EVER ASKED SUCH A QUESTION FOR IT WAS NOT THOUGHT TO BE POLITE FOR THOUGH WE HEAR OF UGLY RATS BEING PUT INTO CRADLES IN PLACE OF PRETTY CHILDREN NO ONE EVER HEARD EITHER OF FAIRIES BEING BORN OR OF DYING OR OF HAVING CLOCKS OR WATCHES OR LOOKING TO SEE WHAT TIME IT WAS
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