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For the Welsh fairies, King Puck and Queen Mab, know all about what is in the telegraphs, submarine cables and wireless telegraphy of to day. FOR THE WELSH FAIRIES KING HOOK AND QUEEN MAB KNOW ALL ABOUT WHAT IS IN THE TELEGRAPHS SUBMARINE CABLES AND WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY OF TO DAY
arry away the treasure. VIII THE TOUCH OF CLAY Long, long ago before the Cymry came into the beautiful land of Wales, there were dark-skinned people living in caves. In these early times there were a great many fairies of all sorts, but of very different kinds of behavior, good and bad. It was in this age of the world that fairies got an idea riveted into their heads which nothing, not even hammers, chisels or crowbars can pry up. Neither horse power, nor hydraulic force nor sixteen-inch bombs, nor cannon balls, nor torpedoes can drive it out. It is a settled matter of opinion in fairy land that, compared with fairies, human beings are very stupid. The fairies think that mortals are dull witted and awfully slow, when compared to the smarter and more nimble fairies, that are always up to date in doing things. Perhaps the following story will help explain why this is. These ancient folks who lived in caves, could not possibly know some things that are like A B C to the fairies of to-day. AIRY TALES BY WILLIAM ELLIOT GRIFFITH CHAPTER EIGHT THE TOUCH OF CLAY LONG LONG AGO BEFORE THE COMERY CAME INTO THE BEAUTIFUL LAND OF WALES THERE WERE DARK SKINNED PEOPLE LIVING IN CAVES IN THESE EARLY TIMES THERE WERE A GREAT MANY FAIRIES OF ALL SORTS BUT OF VERY DIFFERENT KINDS OF BEHAVIOR GOOD AND BAD IT WAS IN THIS AGE OF THE WORLD THAT FAIRIES GOT AN IDEA RIVETED INTO THEIR HEADS WHICH NOTHING NOT EVEN HAMMERS CHISELS OR CROWBARS CAN PRY UP NEITHER HORSE POWER NOR HYDRAULIC FORCE NOR SIXTEEN INCH BOMBS NOR CANNON BALLS NOR TORPEDOES CAN DRIVE IT OUT IT IS A SETTLED MATTER OF OPINION IN FAIRY LAND THAT COMPARED WITH FAIRIES HUMAN BEINGS ARE VERY STUPID THE FAIRIES THINK THAT MORTALS ARE DULL WITTED AND AWFULLY SLOW WHEN PREPARED TO THE SMARTER AND MORE NIMBLE FAIRIES THAT ARE ALWAYS UP TO DATE IN DOING THINGS PERHAPS THE FOLLOWING STORY WILL HELP EXPLAIN WHY THIS IS THE ANCIENT FOLKS WHO LIVED IN CAVES COULD NOT POSSIBLY KNOW SOME THINGS THAT ARE LIKE A B C TO THE FAIRIES OF TO DAY
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