Fairies are real, of course, just like mermaids. Perhaps we will never see a fairy or a mermaid in our lifetime, but this is how it should be -- these creatures belong to an entirely different realm, and do not want to be seen, I think!
Sometimes, fairies are less than good in literature and in stories; at other times they are helpful and benevolent. In Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre, Mr Rochester compares Jane to a fairy, not only because she is slender and elf-like, but also because she is other-worldly, strange and has bewitched him!
Possession by A.S. Byatt is full of references to fairies. I am re-reading this novel, and I will come back to fairies in later posts. Meanwhile, enjoy the Sunday and be well!
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