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These were of the kind, that, like kittens, cubs, or babies, wanted to play all the time, yes, every moment. Already, hundreds of them were tripping from flower to flower, riding on the backs of fireflies, or harnessing night moths, or any winged creatures they could saddle, for flight through the air. THEY WERE OF THE KIND THAT LIKE KITTENS CUBS OR BABIES WANTED TO PLAY ALL THE TIME YES HEAVY MOMENT ALREADY HUNDREDS OF THEM WERE TRIPPING FROM FLOWER TO FLOWER RIDING ON THE BACKS OF FIREFLIES OR HARNESSING NIGHT MOTHS OR ANY WING CREATURE THEY COULD SADDLE FOR A FLIGHT THROUGH THE AIR
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. Nor did doctors, or the census clerks, or directory people ever trouble the fairy ladies, to ask their age. Occasionally, however, there was one fairy, so wise, so learned, and so able to tell what was going to happen to-morrow, or next year, that the other fairies looked up to such an one with respect and awe. Yet these honorables would hardly know what you were talking about, if you asked any of them how old they might be, or spoke of "old" or "young." If, by any chance, a fairy did use the world "old" in talking of their number, it would be for honor or dignity, and they would mean it for a compliment. The fact was, that many of the most lively fairies showed their frivolous disposition at once. ACH 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 NOR DID DOCTORS OR THE CENSUS CLERKS OR DIRECTORY PEOPLE EVER TROUBLE THE FAIRY LADIES TO ASK THEIR AGE OCCASIONALLY HOWEVER THERE WAS ONE FAIRY SO WISE SO LEARNED AND SO ABLE TO TELL WHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN TO MORROW OR NEXT YEAR THAT THE OTHER FAIRIES LOOKED UP TO SUCH A ONE WITH RESPECT AND AWE YET THESE HONOURS WOULD HIGHLY KNOW WHAT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT IF YOU ASKED ANY OF THEM HOW OLD THEY MIGHT BE OR SPOKE OF OLD OR YOUNG IF BY ANY CHANCE A FAIRY DID USE THE WORD OLD IN TALKING OF THEIR NUMBER IT WOULD BE FOR HONOUR OR DIGNITY AND THEY WOULD MEAN IT FOR A COMPLIMENT THE FACT WAS THAT MANY OF THE MOST LIVELY FAIRIES SHOWED THEIR FRIVOLOUS DISPOSITION AT ONCE
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