Peculiar limitations of fairies — Mythoi

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Peculiar limitations of fairies.

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Fairies and elves. · Other characteristics of fairies. · view the constellation · filed as F255

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Filed under Other characteristics of fairies.

5 finer motifs beneath it

Fairies must trade whenever it is demanded of them. It does not matter how uneven the trade may be Fairies can set down an object once but cannot raise it again Fairies once seen by mortals no longer invisible at will Fairy army can go among mortals only on Hallowe'en Fairies do not bend grass as they walk. (Cf. F261.2, F973.2.)

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Origin of fairies Government of fairies Extraordinary powers of fairies Mortal characteristics of fairies. (Cf. F259.1.) Fairies read men's thoughts Tribute taken from fairies by fiend at stated periods Fairies gregarious Characteristics of fairies – miscellaneous

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