An Extra Room.

I have had to build on a large new room to my old house.

The house was getting too small for me and family mouse.

What with the leprechauns, Pixies and Trolls that come to stay.

My old house is open to all that happen to come my way.

I just want one room all to myself where I can be just me.

A place where I can sit and enjoy my many cups of tea.

The leprechauns built the solid walls of stone and brick,

It gave them all something to do which was quite a trick.

I have big windows all made with much coloured glass.

The door handles are of brightly polished old brass.

In my new room I have placed an armchair comfy and new.

Also a brown leather settee, which is for some one like you.

You are all most cordially invited to my large old house.

Mind you, you must be extra nice to my family mouse.

If you are lucky the fairies will be waiting in the hall for you.

Into my new room they will quickly usher you all through.

Do not be surprised at the tricks they might on you play.

It is something they do to people nearly every long day.

If they should invite you to play with them in my upstairs attic.

The person in charge is my friend an old Bear quite rheumatic.

The fairies love to play with water I must warn you visitors all.

Sometimes it is better to suggest that you all play with a ball.

On very special occasions a young Dragon will pop on by.

He might even offer you the chance with him in the sky to fly.

When you come please make sure no one is following you.

Look out for witches that are dressed in the darkest of blue.

When you all come I promise you all a very good time.

Even better than what you might see in this my poor rhyme.

All may drink of my fresh brewed beer and eat sausage rolls.

You may even get to dance with one of my fairly ugly Trolls.

I will expect you all on any bright day of this coming week.

For I happen to know that the sweet fairies you all seek.

Wizard’s Home.

Many visitors came to Fairyland in the last year or two. There were Leprechauns, Imps, Fairies, Pixies, Bogeys and many more. Most only came to visit but some stayed on in Fairyland and built for themselves new homes. The Leprechauns were kept busy for one whole year building the new homes. Many were the materials used for building purposes. Wood was the most popular and many an old oak tree was chopped down for making new houses.

One of the oaks was the home of a very powerful Wizard who was away studying advanced magic in a land far across the seas. Some Leprechauns and a couple of beavers that helped them chopped down the tree. It was a most terrible mistake for them to make and as soon as the Leprechauns realised what they had done they left Fairyland and went back home to Ireland where they made shoes and other leather goods for the rest of their long, long lives.

One year later the Wizard returned to what had been his home and found just the remains of a large hole in the ground where the old oak tree had previously stood. He was very angry and worked a magic spell. Every new house with the tiniest piece of his old oak tree built into it would never be warm in wintertime. This was a terrible spell and the Little Folk asked the Fairy Queen Feeana for her help. The Queen went to the Wizard and offered to magic him a new tree one with all possible comforts if he would take off the spell that he had cast.

The Wizard at first refused to take the spell away from Fairyland but then he had an idea and told the Fairy Queen Feeanna what his new scheme was. The Leprechauns that had chopped down his tree would only be able to come back to Fairyland if they each agreed to cut wood for a whole years supply for the Wizard. As for the Beavers their punishment was that they could only build their watery homes in water that freezes in winter so that they too would be more careful in future about chopping down trees without first making sure that they were not somebody’s home.

The Wizard is still waiting for his firewood; as you perhaps know not one of the Leprechauns ever went back to Fairyland and as for the beavers they were happy when the surface of the water froze over it meant they could have great fun sliding across the ice. You if you are lucky might see the beavers playing on the ice in wintertime. They are not worried about the Wizards magic at all.

Enchanted House.

The Fairies are now in my own house,

they were let in by a wee little mouse.

I saw them this morning using a broom,

This took place in my posh front room.

In the kitchen they have eaten my ham,

Buttered them-selves some bread with jam.

The wee little mouse they gave some cheese,

Bless you one Fairy said for I had to sneeze.

My bedroom they have taken completely over,

The wallpaper is now green and full of clover.

Strange happenings all over the house,

as they play hide and seek with the mouse.

I am enchanted with it all you know,

I shall be real disappointed when they go.

Down the banister they slide one by one,

The Fairies and mouse are having great fun.

With Fairy dust they have sprinkled my house,

I owe this all to the little wee mouse.

Grateful I am that they came my way,

For once again they have made my day.

Fairy Shop.

The fairies are planning to open and run a shop. Not any old shop but one where fairies may buy fairy cakes, flower petals, honey and all kinds of berries and fruit that grow in the woods. As a specialty they would also sell magic wands to other fairies. To get the shop started they had called my friend shamus to build the shop. It was to be built just the same as the fairy houses in Fairyland. Shamus came to me as he did not feel too happy about fairies selling and buying it was something that had never been done in Fairyland before.

I told Shamus to carry on and build the shop and I would get in touch with the Fairy Queen, Queen Feeana and tell her about this new idea that was sweeping through Fairyland. Most of the fairies thought that it would be a good thing to be able to get a new magic wand without having to go to the trouble of making one. The prospect of fairy cakes fresh whenever they wanted one, also appealed to most of the fairies. I told Shamus to take his time with the building as Her Majesty Queen Feeana was away on holiday.

Every day or so I went into the woods to see how Shamus was getting on with the building of the shop, Shamus was keeping his promise and it took him over a week to get the foundations for the shop ready and in place. Then another week went by and only two walls were in place. The fairies told Shamus that they would get someone else to build the shop if he did not work any quicker. On hearing this Shamus stopped work altogether and told the fairies to get someone else if they could. Shamus knew that no other self respecting Leprechaun would take over a half built shop without wanting to know why the builder had stopped halfway.

Another week went by and some of the fairies tried to carry on with building the shop. They did not know of the secrets that go into building a good solid shop and the walls that they tried to build fell down as soon as they were finished. In the end it was decided to apologise to Shamus and ask him to carry on building the shop. Shamus is a very good worker and it took a lot for him to work slowly until I could contact Her Majesty. Then after one month the shop was finished. Shamus accepted only half of what the fairies wanted to pay. He felt bad about building so slowly, the work was first class and a good solid building stood on the floor of the woods. I still had not managed to contact Her Majesty Queen Feeana.

The fairies had stocked their new shop with magic wands, flower petals, honey and the famous fairy cakes. The berries and nuts were to come later on in the season. Many fairies were very inquisitive and went to the shop to buy. It was more of a barter than a buy, as each fairy had to bring something in exchange for whatever he or she bought; the fairies knew that Her Majesty would not allow money in Fairyland. The shop flourished and there were plenty of petals and honey as it was a particularly good year for the blackberries, strawberries and the different nuts that grew in the woods.

The shop had been open now for well over a month, I myself had kept an eye on things just to make sure that all went well. Her Majesty surprised me by appearing in my back garden just as I was picking some strawberries, which were plentiful, this year. There was a blue flash a whiff of smoke and Her Majesty stood before me. I was a little surprised, as I had been concentrating on my strawberries and did not expect such a Royal Guest. We exchanged greetings and Her Majesty asked me about the new shop that was doing so well in Fairyland. I told her that I had tried to get the building of the shop drawn out, as I was not sure whether Her Majesty wanted something like it in Fairyland. I told Her Majesty of Shamus’s help and of how he had deliberately slowed down the building until I could speak to Her Majesty.

Her Majesty then asked me what I thought about such a shop. Should she get rid of it or what would I do if I were in her position. I smiled and told Her Majesty. I would let the fairies get on with the shop they would soon get tired of having to collect everything just to barter it for some fairy cakes or honey. In fact I told Her Majesty most of the fairies were tired of the shop as it was and it would all be a thing of the past in a month or so.

“You are a very wise man Mr. Shaw and I thank you for slowing down the building of the shop I will not close it but I will ban the selling of magic wands each fairy must be in a position to make his or her own magic wand, Soon the shop closed and each fairy went back to making his or her special thing that they could do so well. No one thought about the shop and it is now a dwelling for a fairy family the shop windows are covered in a lovely embroidered flower screen. I paid Shamus with some magic gold for his help in slowing down the building of the shop. He did not want any payment from me but as I insisted that he take the gold. He did so and after thanking me he went on his way.

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