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Discipline.

Long ago in Fairyland there was a fairy that would not behave her self. Whatever she was asked to do, she refused and went off to play or what is worse to do some damage. The wise old fairies had warned her many times but she ignored all of their warnings and misbehaved and was in fact a general nuisance. This would not have been so bad but she talked other fairies into doing what ever she did wrong. The Fairy Queen of that time decided to talk to the fairy to see whether she could get her to change her ways. Even the Queen could not make her see the senselessness of her doings. The fairy whose name is never spoken in Fairyland told Her Majesty that she would do exactly as she pleased it was none of Her Majesties business. No one had ever spoken to the Queen in this way before and Her Majesty decided to teach the fairy a lesson. Pointing her magic wand at the fairy she spoke in the old language and the fairies wings melted away. Then the fairy grew to be the size of a human being. “You will never be allowed to enjoy all the rights and privileges of the fairies anymore. Go out into the world of the humans you are no longer welcome in Fairyland.” The change in the fairy was so great that she could hardly walk, her first steps as a human made her look ridiculous. Without her wings she had no sense of balance and not one of the fairies offered to help her. Off she went never to be seen again.

Some thirty years later a woman appeared in Fairyland, she was harmless and collected herbs and berries, nuts and mushrooms. The fairies on seeing the woman felt sorry for her and often showed the woman where the best berries and nuts and herbs were to be found. They even showed her where to dig for the roots that she needed to make her lotions and potions. One day one of the fairies became very ill. The fairy had a very high temperature and the wise old fairies came and gave her different herbal mixtures but the fever just would not go away. Each night the fairies took it in turn to watch by her bed, one day after another went by and the fairy became worse and lost weight. The wise old fairies did not know what to try next and one of the younger fairies made the suggestion that the woman that collected herbs and other growing things in the woods should be asked whether she could help.

The fairies looked for the woman then they found her sitting under an old oak tree. Telling the woman about the very ill fairy she asked if she could see her and perhaps be of help in making the fairy well again. The fairies took the woman in their midst and off they went to the fairy hospital where the fairy lay very ill in bed. The woman examined the fairy looking very carefully at her tongue and in her mouth. Taking a glass bottle from her bag she poured a few drops of the liquid onto the fairies tongue. “Now we can only wait,” she said. Slowly the fairy that was so ill opened her eyes and asked where she was. The woman gave her some more drops in her mouth and told the wise old fairies to feed her with plenty of honey. The women went away and the fairies told Her Majesty the Queen about the woman’s help. The fairy is now up and going about her little duties in the woods. Her Majesty said that she would like to see the woman that had been so kind as to help a fairy. Out swarmed all of the fairies looking for the woman. They finally found her sitting again under the old oak tree, which seemed to be one of her favourite places. Taking the woman by the hand the fairies took her to see Her Majesty the Queen.

Her Majesty on seeing the woman smiled and said these words. “I see that you have learned very much since I turned you into a human, now you have helped a fairy without any wanting of reward.” “ I will turn you back into the fairy that you once were, the only difference will be that you will keep your knowledge and your wanting to help.” With a wave of her wand and a few words in the old fairy language and the woman turned into a fairy again. Her wings grew and with a thank you to Her Majesty she flew high up into the air and landed gracefully on her feet. She with her vast amount of healing knowledge is now one of the wise old fairies. All is well in Fairyland as I write this little story.