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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 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
g. Poor things! It was unanimously voted that they be excused. Queen Mab was dressed, as befitted the occasion, like a Welsh lady, not wearing a crown, but a high peaked hat, pointed at the top and about half a yard high. It was black and was held on by fastenings of scalloped lace, that came down around her neck. The lake fairies, or Elfin Maids, were out in full force. These lived at the bottom of the many ponds and pools 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. TH THIS WOULD BE TOO FATIGUING POOR THINGS IT WAS UNANIMOUSLY VOTED THAT THEY BE EXCUSED QUEEN MAB WAS DRESSED AS BEFITTED THE OCCASION LIKE A WELSH LADY NOT WEARING A CROWN BUT A HIGH PEAKED HAT POINTED AT THE TOP AND ABOUT HALF A YARD HIGH IT WAS BLACK AND WAS HELD ON BY FASTENINGS OF SCALLOPED LACE THAT CAME DOWN AROUND HER NECK THE LAKE FAIRIES OR ELFIN MAIDS WERE OUT IN FULL FORCE THESE LIVED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE MANY PONDS AND POOLS 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
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