The Secret World of Fairies

Setiap suku kaum pelbagai bangsa di dunia ini mempunyai cerita dongeng masing-masing. Kewujudan makhluk yang sangat unik ini sama ada dipercayai atau sebaliknya, bersama ceritanya yang tersendiri hanyalah dianggap sebagai hiburan semata-mata. Bagaimanapun hasil kesusasteraan ini merupakan gambaran atau pancaran budaya atau 'way of life'  masyarakat pada zaman itu. Di dalamnya terkandung pelbagai nilai dan pengajaran untuk para pendengar yang terdiri daripada masyarakat yang menghasilkan versi tersebut. Saya pernah terbaca dalam sebuah buku tentang 'The Secret Wold of Fairies' yang kononnya.......

.....when the most beautiful flowers are blomming, the fairies are in charge of making sure they are looked after. They fly around the flowers, telling themhow pretty they are and that one day they too will be fairies. When the petals fall and thistledown grows in their place, the fairies tickle and tug the fluffy down until itlets go and floats up into the sky. This is how fairies are born. How you ever wondered how fairies get such beautiful wings?

Saya juga pernah terbaca puisi tentang asal usul makhluk ini. Antaranya ialah:

Where do you come from?

You really want to know,

And are they very tiny,

Or do they something grow?

Terdapat pelbagai jenis seperti dalam puisi berikut:

They are many kinds of fairies,

And most you'll never see,

They hide in secret place,

Like a plant or nest or tree.

Ia turut digambarkan seperti berikut:

In the Secret World of Fairies,

You will have a special treat,

Because some very special fairies,

Are have for you to meet.

Rainbow and Sunny Fairies,

Have gathered on the ground,

With Rainy and Snowy Fairies,

The play and fly around.