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Originally Posted by Big Sarge
They are usually Irish and operate like the sterotypical gypsy. Always involved in scams.
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That's the impression I'm getting, too.
I wonder how they came about - dispossessed farmers?
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In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic.
"Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her.
—James Barrie
Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum
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