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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. 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
out. When heads were thus fuddled, men saw or thought they saw, many uncanny things, like leather birds, cave eagles, and the like. But all these fantastic things and creatures, such as foolish people talk about, and with which they frighten children, such as corpse candles, demons and imps, were ruled out and not invited to the fairy meeting. Some other objects, which ignorant folks believed in, were not to be allowed in the company. The door-keeper was notified not to admit the eagles of darkness, that live in a cave which is never lighted up; or the weird, featherless bird of leather, from the Land of Illusion and Phantasy, that brushes its wing against windows, when a funeral is soon to take place; or the greedy dog with silver eyes. None of these would be permitted to show 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 the bright and lively fairies were welcome. OFTEN HAPPENED THAT QUARRELS BROKE OUT WHEN THE HEADS WERE THUS FUDDLED MEN SAW OR THOUGHT THEY SAW MANY UNCANNY THINGS LIKE LEATHER BIRDS CAVE EAGLES AND THE LIKE BUT ALL THESE FANTASTIC THINGS AND CREATURES SUCH AS FOOLISH PEOPLE TALK ABOUT AND WITH WHICH THEY FRIGHTEN CHILDREN SUCH AS CORPSE CANDLES DEMONS AND IMPS WERE RULED OUT AND NOT INVITED TO THE FAIRY MEETING SOME OTHER OBJECTS WHICH IGNORANT FOLKS BELIEVED IN WERE NOT ALLOWED IN THE COMPANY THE DOORKEEPER WAS NOTIFIED NOT TO AMID THE EAGLES OF DARKNESS THAT LIVE IN A CAVE WHICH IS NEVER LIGHTED UP OR THE WEIRD FEATHERLESS BIRD OF LEATHER FROM THE LAND OF ILLUSION AND FANTASY THAT BRUSHES ITS WINGS AGAINST THE WINDOWS WHEN A FUNERAL IS SOON TO TAKE PLACE OR THE GREEDY DOG WITH SILVER EYES NONE OF THESE WOULD BE PERMITTED TO SHOW 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
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