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 Faeries Much of fairy folklore originated
in Italy, where they were known as the Fatae or fated ones. Fairies, or
faeries, are known to bestow gifts upon people they are attracted to,
such as beauty, wealth and kindness. Sidhe (pronounced 'shee') literally
meaning "people of the (hollow or fairy) hills," is the Gaelic term for
this mystical race of beings. Superstitious people felt that by calling
the Sidhe by their proper name, they might accidentally invoke them, thus
the custom of terming them the Fair Ones instead. Faery Folk are the spirits
of Nature itself. Everything is alive, and if you believe and wait patiently,
they may reveal themselves to you. Try watching from the corner of your
eye rather than directly. A few suggestions for dealing with these beings:
* Be polite -- treat them with the respect and kindness you would wish
them to give you.
* Don't think that they have the same motivations, desires or sense of
the universe that humans do.
* If you tell them you will do a thing, follow through.
* Don't eat their food -- you may not wish to come back.
* Love and respect the Earth.
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