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In fact, just when these little fellows from down under the earth were showing off their gay clothes and their treasures from the caves, one mischievous fairy maid sidled up to their chief and whispered in his ear: "Better put away your gold, for this is in modern Wales, where they have pawn shops. IN FACT JUST WHEN THESE LITTLE FELLOWS FROM DOWN UNDER THE EARTH WERE SHOWING OFF THEIR GAY CLOTHES AND THEIR TREASURES FROM THE CAVES ONE MISCHIEVOUS FAIRY MAID SIDLED UP TO THEIR CHIEF AND WHISPERED IN HIS EAR PUT AWAY YOUR GOLD FOR THIS IS IN MODERN WALES WHERE THEY HAVE PAWN SHOPS
told of the wonderful things they did with boats and cattle. Nowadays, when they milk cows by electric machinery and use steam launches on the water, most of the water sprites of all kinds have been driven away, for they do not like the smell of kerosene or gasoline. It is for these reasons that, in our day, they are not often seen. In fact, cows from the creameries can wade out into the water and even stand in it, while lashing their tails to keep off the flies, without any danger, as in old times, of being pulled down by the Elfin Maids. The little Red Men, that could hide under a thimble, and have plenty of room to spare, were all out. The elves, and nixies and sprites, of all colors and many forms were on hand. The pigmies, who guard the palace of the king of the world underground, came in their gay dresses. There were three of them, and they brought in their hands balls of gold, with which to play tenpins, but they were not allowed to have any games while the meeting was going on. S IN WALES MANY STORIES ARE TOLD OF THE WONDERFUL THINGS THEY DID WITH BOATS AND CATTLE NOWADAYS WHEN THEY MILK COWS BY ELECTRIC MACHINERY AND USE STEAM LAUNCHES ON THE WATER MOST OF THE WATER SPRITES OF ALL KINDS HAVE BEEN DRIVEN AWAY FOR THEY DO NOT LIKE THE SMELL OF KEROSENE OR GASOLINE IT IS FOR THESE REASONS THAT IN OUR DAY THEY ARE NOT OFTEN SEEN IN FACT COWS FROM THE CREAMERIES CAN WADE OUT INTO THE WATER AND EVEN STAND IN IT WHILE LASHING THEIR TAILS TO KEEP OFF THE FLIES WITHOUT ANY DANGER AS IN OLD TIMES OF BEING PULLED DOWN BY THE ELFIN MAIDS THE LITTLE RED MEN THAT COULD HIDE UNDER A THIMBLE AND HAVE PLENTY OF ROOM TO SPARE WERE ALL OUT THE ELVES AND NIXIES AND SPRITES OF ALL COLORS AND MANY FORMS WERE ON HAND THE PIGMIES WHO GUARD THE PALACE OF THE KING OF THE WORLD UNDERGROUND CAME IN THEIR GAY DRESSES THERE WERE THREE OF THEM AND THEY BROUGHT IN THEIR HANDS BALLS OF GOLD WITH WHICH TO PLAY TENPINS BUT THEY WERE NOT ALLOWED TO HAVE ANY GAMES WHILE THE MEETING WAS GOING ON
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