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'Twould be too much like a Merry Andrew's or a Buffoon's sideshow, where the freaks of all sorts are gathered, such as they have at those county fairs, which the mortals get up, to which are gathered great crowds. The charge of admission is a sixpence. I vote 'no.'" TWOULD BE TOO MUCH LIKE A MERRY ANDREWS OR BUFFOON'S SIDESHOW WHERE THE FREAKS OF ALL SORS ARE GATHERED SUCH THEY HAVE AT THOSE COUNTY FAIRS WHICH THE MORTALS GET UP TO WHICH ARE GATHERED GREAT CROWDS THE CHARGE OF REMISSION IS A SIXPENCE I VOTE NO
tions about Queen Mab as follows: "Well, you know the famous children's story book, in which mortals read about us, and which they say they enjoy so much, is named Mabinogion, that is, The Young Folks' Treasury of Cymric Stories." "It is well named," said another fairy savant, "since Queen Mab is the only fairy that waits on men. She inspires their dreams, when these are born in their brains." The talk now turned on Puck, who was to be the president of the meeting. They were expected to show much dignity in his presence, but some feared he would, as usual, play his pranks. Before he arrived in his chariot, which was drawn by dragon flies, some of his neighbors that lived in the valley near by chatted about him, until the gossip became quite personal. Just for the fun of it, and the amusement of the crowd, they wanted Puck to give an exhibition, off-hand, of all his very varied accomplishments for he could beat all rivals in his special variety, or as musicians say, his repertoire. "No.  LEARNED ANSWERED THEIR QUESTIONS ABOUT QUEEN MAB AS FOLLOWS WELL YOU KNOW THE FAMOUS CHILDREN'S STORY BOOK IN WHICH MORTALS READ ABOUT US AND WHICH THEY SAY THEY ENJOY SO MUCH IS NAMED THE MABINOGIAN AND THAT IS THE YOUNG FOLK'S TREASURE OF COMRADE STORIES IT'S WELL NAMED SAID ANOTHER FAIRY SAVANT SINCE QUEEN MAB IS THE ONLY FAIRY THAT WAITS ON MEN SHE INSPIRES THEIR DREAMS WHEN THESE ARE BORN IN THEIR BRAINS THE TALK NOW TURNED ON PUCK WHO WAS TO BE THE PRESIDENT OF THE MEETING THEY WERE EXPECTED TO SHOW MUCH DIGNITY IN HIS PRESENCE BUT SOME FEARED HE WOULD AS USUAL PLAY HIS PRANKS BEFORE HE ARRIVED IN HIS CHARIOT WHICH WAS DRAWN BY DRAGON FLIES SOME OF HIS NEIGHBORS THAT LIVED IN THE VALLEY NEAR BY CHATTED ABOUT HIM UNTIL THE GOSSIP BECAME QUITE PERSONAL JUST FOR THE FUN OF IT AND THE AMUSEMENT OF THE CROWD THEY WANTED PUCK TO GIVE AN EXHIBITION OFF HAND OF ALL HIS VERY VARIED ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR HE COULD BE ALL HIS RIVALS IN HIS SPECIAL VARIETY OR AS MUSICIANS SAY HIS REPERTOIRE NO
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