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Yet by and by, he got tired even of games and play, and grew very homesick. He wanted to see his mother. So he asked the King to let him visit his old home. YET BY AND BY HE GOT TIRED EVEN OF GAMES AND PLAY AND GREW VERY HOMESICK HE WANTED TO SEE HIS MOTHER SO HE ASKED THE KING TO LET HIM TO VISIT HIS OLD HOME
our babies, and certainly would not reach up to his mother's knee. To them, he looked like a giant, and he richly enjoyed the fun of having such little men, but with beards growing on their faces, look up to him. They played with golden balls, and rode little horses, with silver saddles and bridles, but these pretty animals were no larger than small dogs, or grayhounds. No meat was ever seen on the table, but always plenty of milk. They never told a lie, nor used bad language, or swear-words. They often talked about mortal men, but usually to despise them; because what they liked to do, seemed so absurd and they always wanted foolish and useless things. To the elves, human beings were never satisfied, or long happy, even when they got what they wanted. Everything in this part of fairyland was lovely, but it was always cloudy. No sun, star or moon was ever seen, yet the little men did not seem to mind it and enjoyed themselves every day. There was no end of play, and that suited Elidyr. LAYED WERE HARDLY AS BIG AS OUR BABES AND CERTAINLY WOULD NOT REACH UP TO HIS MOTHER'S KNEE TO THEM HE LOOKED LIKE A GIANT AND HE RICHLY ENJOYED THE FUN OF HAVING SUCH LITTLE MEN BUT WITH BEARDS GROWING ON THEIR FACES LOOK UP TO HIM THEY PLAYED WITH GOLDEN BALLS AND ROLLED LITTLE HORSES WITH SILVER SADDLES AND BRIDLES BUT THESE PRETTY ANIMALS WERE NO LARGER THAN SMALL DOGS OR GREYHOUNDS NO MEAT WAS EVER SEEN ON THE TABLE BUT ALWAYS PLENTY OF MILK THEY NEVER TOLD A LIE NOR HUGE BAD LANGUAGE OR SWEAR WORDS THEY OFTEN TALKED ABOUT MORTAL MEN BUT USUALLY TO DESPISE THEM BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THEY LIKE TO DO SEEMED SO ABSURD THAT THEY ALWAYS WANTED FOOLISH AND USELESS THINGS TO THE ELVES HUMAN BEINGS WERE NEVER SATISFIED OR LONG HAPPY EVEN WHEN THEY GOT WHAT THEY WANTED EVERYTHING IN THIS PART OF FAIRYLAND WAS LOVELY BUT IT WAS ALWAYS CLOUDY NO SUN STAR OR MOON WAS EVER SEEN YET THE LITTLE MEN DID NOT SEEM TO MIND AND ENJOYED THEMSELVES EVERY DAY THERE WAS NO END OF PLAY AND THAT SUITED ELDER
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