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They hated knives, stirrups, scythes, swords, pots, pans, kettles, or this metal in any form, whether sheet, barbed wire, lump or pig iron. THEY HATED KNIVES STIRRUPS SCYTHES SWORDS POTS PANS KETTLES OR THIS METAL IN ANY FORM WHETHER SHEET BARBED WIRE LUMP OR PIG IRON
e been used; for, in the fairy world, there is no measure of time, nor any clocks, watches, or bells to strike the hours, and no almanacs or calendars. The fairies cannot understand why ladies change the fashions so often, and the men their ways of doing things. They wonder why beards are fashionable at one time; then, moustaches long or short, at another; or smooth faces when razors are cheap. Most fairies like to keep on doing the same thing in the old way. They enjoy being like the mountains, which stand; or the sea, that rolls; or the sun, that rises and sets every day and forever. They never get tired of repeating to-morrow what they did yesterday. They are very different from the people that are always wanting something else, and even cry if they cannot have it. That is the reason why the fairies did not like iron, or to see men wearing iron hats and clothes, called helmets and armor, when they went to war. They no more wanted to be touched by iron than by filth, or foul disease.  ANCIENT CUSTOMS TO WHICH THEY HAVE BEEN USED FOR IN THE FAIRY WORLD THERE IS NO MEASURE OF TIME NOR ANY CLOCKS WATCHES OR BELLS TO STRIKE THE HOURS AND NO ALMANACKS OR CALENDARS THE FAIRIES CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHY LADIES CHANGE THE FASHION SO OFTEN AND THE MEN THEIR WAYS OF DOING THINGS THEY WONDER WHY BEARDS ARE FASHIONABLE AT ONE TIME THEN MUSTACHES LONG OR SHORT AT ANOTHER OR SMOOTH FACES WHEN RAISES ARE CHEAP MOST FAIRIES LIKE TO KEEP ON DOING THE SAME THING IN THE OLD WAY THEY ENJOY BEING LIKE THE MOUNTAINS WHICH STAND OR THE SEA THAT ROLLS OR THE SUN THAT RISES AND SETS EVERY DAY AND FOREVER THEY NEVER GET TIRED OF REPEATING TO MORROW WHAT THEY DID YESTERDAY THEY ARE VERY DIFFERENT FROM THE PEOPLE THAT ARE ALWAYS WANTING SOMETHING ELSE AND EVEN CRY IF THEY CANNOT HAVE IT THAT IS THE REASON WHY THE FAIRIES DID NOT LIKE IRON OR TO SEE MEN WEARING IRON HATS AND CLOTHES CALLED HELMETS AND ARMOR WHEN THEY WENT TO WAR THEY NO MORE WANT TO BE TOUCHED BY IRON THAN BY FILTH OR FOUL DISEASE
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