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HE Fairies from Dreamland are queer little folks; Quite different from all of the rest. If you saw them you’d laugh at their comical ways, And you’d smile just to see how they’re dressed; For they wear any clothes they can possibly get, Odd coats, vests, or what they can catch When the wealthier Fairies throw old things away: So, naturally, none of them match.

Then, dressed in this style, they arrive in the night, When the stars keep their guard overhead; And while you are sleeping, they climb up and squat In a row on the foot of your bed. They all sit cross-legged, and giggle and grin, And eagerly wait for their King, Who presently comes, with your dream in a box, Tied up with an old knotted string.