Is It Wrong to Keep a Fairy?

By Doug Swift

Is it wrong to keep a fairy? I caught her in the woods out behind Madison’s house. She’s mine though. Madison says I should let her go, but what does Madison know? My friends at high school are no help. Reggie says I should keep her, but she’s causing me a lot of trouble. She keeps getting out of her cage. I took her to school and she disrupted chemistry lab and created huge problems for me. I don’t know why she’s here or what she wants? She could be dangerous, but she likes me. She wants to stay with me. I haven’t told my mom yet. I don’t want to lose her. She’s a lot of trouble, but I can handle it. I take her places in my pocket. I’m going to keep her.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Doug Swift
• Release date: May 6, 2021
• ISBN: 9781005127824

Doug Swift

Doug Swift is an author of adventure novels and an aerospace engineer experienced with a variety of military, space, and defense programs. He has engineering degrees from the United States Air Force Academy (BS), University of Southern California (MS), and Missouri University of Science and Technology (PhD).Doug was born and raised in Oklahoma. He and his wife, Jacquelyn, currently live in the beautiful Pacific Northwest near Mt. Rainier. They are parents to eight wonderful independent children. They love adventure and enjoy hiking, traveling, playing with the kids, reading, and learning new things. They are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.Doug has hiked all over the world, from the top of Half Dome to the bottom of the Grand Canyon, from the crater of Mt. Fiji to the ruins of Maachu Picchu, from the outback of Australia to Stonehenge in England, to the top of Flatiron in the Superstition Mountains. Doug has parachuted out of airplanes, shot a tank with an M72 LAW shoulder rocket, rode a camel alongside the pyramids of Giza, rode horses in the American West, elephants in Thailand, and carabao in the Philippines. He has scuba dived and snorkeled at the Great Barrier Reef, explored ruins at Angkor Wat, walked on top of the Great Wall of China, and been on safari in Africa. He has trained in Taekwondo, judo, and boxing; journeyed to the lost city of Petra, flown solo in military jet aircraft, survived POW training camp, turned off the lights at the Louvre in Paris, graduated from Army Reconnaissance Commando Training, zip-lined amid monkeys in Costa Rica, cage dived with sharks in South Africa, explored Temple Mount in Jerusalem, been lost in the jungles of the Daintree Rainforest, served as a Captain in the U.S. Air Force, flown in B-52 bombers, explored Viet Cong tunnels outside Saigon, cruised on the Nile and Yangtze Rivers, and operated mission consoles during one Space Shuttle and multiple Titan IV and Atlas rocket launches. He has researched, written, and defended a PhD dissertation on artificial intelligence. Doug and his wife served an 18 month mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints deep in the Bulacan of the Philippines. He is the author of eight novels.

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A magical tale

Copyright 2013 Doug Swift

Originally posted on the Internet as a Blog from 9/29/2012 to 2/3/2013.

Copyright 2021 Doug Swift

Published by Doug Swift at Smashwords

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Table of Contents

Blog Post 1 Is it wrong to keep a fairy captive?

Blog Post 2 Description of the fairy

Blog Post 3 Madison let the fairy out and she got hurt

Blog Post 4 24 hours and I have to free the fairy

Blog Post 5 I let the fairy out of the hamster cage

Blog Post 6 The fairy got loose in the house

Blog Post 7 Peculiar behavior by the fairy

Blog Post 8 Madison took my fairy

Blog Post 9 Twelve realms of existence

Blog Post 10 Pixie Power

Blog Post 11 A second fairy

Blog Post 12 I took the fairy to church

Blog Post 13 The fairy disrupted chem lab at school

Blog Post 14 How I captured the fairy

Blog Post 15 The fairy is missing

Blog Post 16 We meet a fairy prince

Blog Post 17 Names and roles of various fairies

Blog Post 18 Fairy payback time

Blog Post 19 A fun day at school with the fairy

Blog Post 20 Fairy dust mind control

Blog Post 21 Gnome attack

Blog Post 22 Portal to the fairy realm

Blog Post 23 Fairy believers

Blog Post 24 Advice from a witch

Blog Post 25 Shocking revelations from the fairy

Blog Post 26 Good-bye to the fairy

Blog Post 27 Madison helps me look for the fairy

Blog Post 28 Stubborn fairy

Blog Post 29 Changeling powers

Blog Post 30 Never take a fairy to the mall

Blog Post 31 A fairy kiss

Blog Post 32 Final struggle with the fairies

Blog Post 33 Please call me

Blog Post 34 Alive and well with the fairy

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Blog Post 1 Is it wrong to keep a fairy captive?

Saturday, September 29th, 2012 - 7:33 PM

Last night I caught a fairy and took her home. This is for real. No joke. A living breathing fairy. I was out in the woods and stumbled across this tiny little creature, less than a foot tall - with wings. She’s so peculiar, like nothing I’ve ever seen before, not on TV or in books or anywhere. She’s a fairy, has to be, a real live fairy. I don’t know what else one would call such a creature. She looks a lot like a person, except she’s very tiny; and yes, she has wings - shiny, nearly transparent, gossamer wings that sparkle in the light. She’s incredible beyond description. Not like anything you would imagine.

What should I do with the fairy? Is it wrong of me to keep her? I don’t know. So I’m opening this blog, hoping someone out there can give me some advice that makes sense. I don’t want to do wrong by the fairy, but neither do I want to squander this incredible opportunity. How often is one going to find a fairy? I want to keep her, I really want to keep her; but would that be wrong of me?

I have the little fairy in my room, at this very moment, in a nearly new hamster cage that belonged to my mother. The fairy doesn’t like being trapped and it’s obvious she wants out. She hardly has enough room to stretch her wings, let alone fly. She’s not strong enough to bend or spread the bars apart, I saw her make the attempt once, and she’s too big to squeeze between the bars, I’ve seen her try that too, when she thought I wasn’t looking.

I’ve tried to make things comfortable for the fairy. I cut up a pillowcase to exactly fit the floor of the hamster cage and laid it out like carpet for her, so the ground is soft to walk on. Then I gave her a couple of my handkerchiefs to use as bedding. I put a matchstick box in there so she would have something to sit on. She has the hamster wheel to use for exercise, if she wants, since she doesn’t have room to fly, but I’ve never seen her use it. In one corner I put a small tin dish and some toilet paper. In another corner I hung the hamster water bottle, which feeds water down a metal tube, and I saw her drink from it, again when she thought I wasn’t looking.

The fairy turns her back to me whenever I’m in the room. When I first put her in the hamster cage she crawled to the farthest corner away from me and covered her tiny little face with her little hands. It worried me that she might be frightened, but when I moved around to the other side of the cage to see what was wrong, I saw she was more embarrassed at being seen by a human than frightened. She sat up in a huff and turned her back to me, but not before I got a glimpse of her face and saw an expression of mortification which was so surprisingly human, and also fairy-like, it shocked me, and I haven’t been able to get that wide-eyed open-mouthed fairy-like expression out of my mind ever since. I like watching her, but whenever I enter the room she stops whatever she’s doing and immediately whirls around so I can’t see her face. She usually sits herself daintily upon the edge of the matchstick box and pretends to ignore me, until I leave or turn my attention elsewhere.

I try talking to the fairy as much as possible and I tell her not to be scared. I tell her I’m not going to ever hurt her. She doesn’t answer me, just hunches her little shoulders. Once she put her hands up over her ears, either to block out the noise of my voice or else to show me she didn’t want to listen. She’s never spoken back to me, but a couple of times, from outside the bedroom door - I heard her singing. She stopped as soon as I opened the door of course. She has a tiny voice, melodious and soothing, very pleasant, but a bit squeaky. The words are not any language I, nor probably anyone else, would ever recognize.

I’ve only told two people about the fairy, I don’t dare tell anyone else, Westley and Madison, friends from church. Well, Westley’s a friend anyway. Madison is just a girl in our church youth group that I do know, but don’t particularly like. Westley thinks I should keep the fairy. He thinks we could make a fortune with her, but I can’t imagine how. People would just take her from us if they knew we had her. Madison is ‘totally astonished beyond belief’ (her words, not mine) that I would even consider keeping the fairy. She can’t phantom why I haven’t let the fairy go already, and she tells me so every time our paths cross, but that is just Madison. And I really don’t appreciate a girl trying to tell me what to do. She said she was going to tell my mom, or the police, or the humane society. Whatever. Fortunately I was able to get Westley and Madison to both swear they would not speak a word to anyone, in exchange for getting to see the fairy, and so far they’ve kept their word.

I do like watching the fairy. I keep the hamster cage on the front edge of my desk, which is along the far wall of my bedroom opposite the bed. My bed has a row of built-in bookshelves as part of the headboard and I placed a mirror between some text books, positioned so I can lie with my back to the hamster cage and still observe the fairy through the mirror. She has no idea I can see her when I have my back turned and must think I’m asleep or something. She makes faces at my back sometimes. It’s funny.

The fairy is hyper fastidious. The first thing she did, after trying to squeeze through the bars and escape, and then stomping around a bit in frustration, was to take a handkerchief and dip it up the water bottle spout, and then she proceeded to wipe and wipe, in a very meticulous and careful manner, until she had scrubbed every last speck of dirt off her face and arms and legs and feet. Then she ran her fingers through her hair until she had thoroughly groomed herself. Then she wiped down her clothing the best she could with the wet cloth. Finally she went about the cage straightening up the pillowcase flooring and smoothing out every wrinkle and then made herself a little bed by folding the handkerchiefs, before finally laying down to sleep. She fascinates me.

I do feel bad keeping the fairy’s trapped in a cage and all, but what else can I do? If I let her out she’ll fly away and that would be the last I would ever see of her. I don’t dare tell my mom, or any other adults; they would try to take her from me and I don’t want to lose such a marvelous creature. I’m the one that caught her. She’s mine, right? For now anyway.

So I’ve created this blog to see if anyone has any ideas? Is it wrong of me to keep the fairy? And what should I do with her? I know sooner or later someone, probably my mom, will find out I have this fairy. It would be hard to keep her hidden indefinitely. But I’m not going to allow the fairy to be turned over to the authorities, I would rather let her fly away, to whatever fairyland she came from, and lose contact forever, than take a chance of her becoming a guinea pig for science or put in a zoo for people to gawk at. So what should I do? Any ideas?

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28 comments:

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Sunny Swartz September 29, 2012 at 9:38 PM

Please let the fairy go. It's wrong of you to keep it trapped in a hamster cage. How could you do such a thing?

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Lizzie Voorhees September 29, 2012 at 10:16 PM

Michael, you should release the fairy first thing tomorrow morning. It's morally wrong of you to keep it captive. If you really do have a fairy, then you have an intelligent creature, and therefore you have no right to hold it against its will. Let it go.

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Jim Frogman September 30, 2012 at 8:20 AM

You girls are not thinking logically. If you were the one that caught a fairy, you would let it go? Really? I don't think so. Imagine the possibilities. You would throw all that away? You would not let the fairy go if it was you that had one in your room, and I don't think Michael should either.

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Sunny Swartz September 30, 2012 at 10:33 AM

No, you are wrong, I would let the fairy go! It makes me feel terrible thinking of that little fairy trapped in a hamster cage. How cruel.

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Jim Frogman September 30, 2012 at 2:54 PM

I'm just trying to be practical. Sunny, imagine if you had a giant redwood tree in your backyard and it belonged to you. It's thousands of years old so you might think you shouldn't cut down something so old. But did you know the lumber in that one tree could be worth one million dollars. Think what you could do with a million dollars. All you have to do is sell your tree and let it be cut down for lumber. Which people need. You would be stupid not to. Be practical, Michael should not let the fairy go.

3c.

Sunny Swartz September 30, 2012 at 3:10 PM

You are a mean person.

3d.

Katy Kruthers January 5, 2013 at 11:47 AM

Jim, get real. If you were that fairy would you like to be held prisoner in a massive cage, away from your family, home and friends? I mean, you're right. You wouldn't want to let the fairy go. But if you were the fairy still, you'd obviously want to get out. Be free. Sometimes in life you have to do things you don't want to. Do what is right and let the fairy go.

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Lizzie Voorhees September 30, 2012 at 2:48 PM

Michael, have you released the fairy? You know it is the right thing to do. You cannot keep people prisoner against their will and the same goes for any intelligent creatures. Do what is right and let the fairy go.

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Annette Pitstone September 30, 2012 at 9:05 PM

Let the fairy go. It's not right to keep it captive. You have no idea how to take care of a fairy. How will you feel if it dies? Let it go before you do any more harm. I think that would be best.

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Lizzie Voorhees October 1, 2012 at 7:42 AM

I agree with Annette. The longer you wait the harder it will get. You need to let the fairy go. You know you should Michael.

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Jim Frogman October 1, 2012 at 1:22 PM

Am I the only one that thinks it would be stupid to let the fairy go?

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Karen Rupart October 1, 2012 at 3:57 PM

Jim Frogman is an idiot. Do not listen to him. Fairies can be dangerous when crossed. Have you even considered that? You have no idea what trouble you are making for yourself.

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Sam Spoon October 1, 2012 at 4:17 PM

I do not think it's right to keep any living thing a prisoner that wants to be free.

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Maria Montgomery October 2, 2012 at 3:00 AM

First make a photo of her to show on your blog and then let her go. She will not be happy in the cage and she will die.

Doesn't your mum come in your room?

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Jim Frogman October 2, 2012 at 8:45 PM

Not sure it's a good idea to put a photo onto the blog. I think any time you upload a file or photo it leaves a trail to the source computer.

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Alfred Goehlermann October 2, 2012 at 11:54 AM

I have a different opinion. The fairy should not be let go, it should be turned over to science. This is a major discovery and it should not be wasted. I would recommend the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C. or else a major public university. It has to be an organization with clout and a public presence so the discovery cannot be suppressed by federal agents. You owe it to science to make your discovery public.

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Demetrius Barberis October 2, 2012 at 12:06 PM

A fairy is not a human being. We are making a mistake when we try to assign the same moral standards. Of course it would be wrong to keep a human captive. But a fairy is not a person. It is a creature. It is no more wrong to keep your fairy than it would be to keep a squirrel or raccoon or any other wild animal you captured in the woods.

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Virginia Cotter October 2, 2012 at 1:39 PM

I don't know that I could let something so wild and Magical go.

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Jim Frogman October 2, 2012 at 8:47 PM

Me either.

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Jim Frogman October 2, 2012 at 8:12 PM

I am glad to see some others agree with me. There is no way I would let the fairy go and I don't think Michael should either. However I don't think he should turn the fairy over to science or show it to anyone he can't trust.

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Sunny Swartz October 2, 2012 at 8:53 PM

I cannot believe people are telling Michael to keep the fairy a prisoner. Fairies are not pets. That is cruel. Jim, Alfred, Demetrius, and Virginia are mean. Don't you people have any feelings?

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Annette Pitstone October 2, 2012 at 9:39 PM

Okay, everyone is entitled to an opinion and I don't think we should be disrespectful. However I do have to wonder how anyone could believe it right to keep a living intelligent creature captive. Michael, you really do need to let the fairy go.

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Alice Oak October 4, 2012 at 6:19 AM

I think you should let it go because:

It is another species and if we use it for money purposes, they will get farther away from us and will plan to take revenge on other humans like us who are innocent. That would be a great sin that you would have done on harming the innocent.

It has its own life. Think about it- it can breathe and see and hear. It even has its own feelings. It is 98% like humans and what if- that it has got its own family? If you still keep it, it will be restless and will miss its own family. Eventually it will die in sorrow and that would be a sin that you have made to Mother Nature. God would be ashamed of you that you have caused that even though you pray deeply to Him.

If you let the fairy be seen by scientists, it will be all over the world! It will soon be ashamed of itself for letting down its people's trust and will kill itself. Soon, nationwide will keep on searching for them in forests like monsters looking for us to kill. They will all be afraid and YOU would have caused yet another GREAT SIN!

If you let it go, it will think of you as its Savior and it will give you something in return. It will also think that humans are actually good persons. Soon, they will visit us and help us when it is Time.

Before you let it go just yet, take a photo of it and write some details about it. It will become a memory and you can now show that memory to your friends. Even though, if they say you are insane, don’t be ashamed but be proud of what you just did to help that tiny creature.

In this world that I have lived in a long time, I believe that fairies and humans can be together as one but it is just that there are all kinds of people around. Bad, good, pure-hearted,selfish and caring. If you have released it, you are a one of a kind, Michael, and God would have been proud of you, a human that He had Created on Earth.

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Karen Rupart October 4, 2012 at 8:51 PM

Alice is right. If you are bad to the fairy you will bring trouble down on yourself and also others.

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Sam Spoon October 4, 2012 at 11:44 AM

I agree with Alice, she is obviously very smart and in tune with nature. You should do exactly as she says.

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Olivia Ostterman November 12, 2012 at 1:48 PM

That's horrible! Fairies aren't pets! You should let it go free if you're telling the truth! That's really mean . . . and bad. Poor thing, they must hate being trapped in your house. They belong in nature! If you want to communicate with them, do meditation instead . . . but I don't know if they would want to be with you anymore. Prove to them your worthy. Let the fairy free, recycle, go outside a lot.

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Sunny Swartz November 13, 2012 at 6:18 AM

yes

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Sunny Swartz November 13, 2012 at 6:17 AM

I agree. It makes me cry to think of keeping the fairy trapped in a hamster cage.

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Blog Post 2 Description of the fairy

Tuesday, October 2nd, 2012 - 8:35 PM

(3 days, 1 hour, 2 minutes later)

Thank you for your comments to my first post on this blog. Some of you have been criticizing me for keeping the fairy captive and you have some good arguments. You think I should let her go. You say it’s wrong of me to keep an intelligent creature captive against their will. Also that it might be harmful to her. Some of you have written how terrible you think it is for me to keep her captive in a hamster cage. Several of you have strongly recommended I let her go. I don’t necessarily disagree with you.

I just want everyone to rest assured that I’m not planning to keep the little fairy in that hamster cage any longer than is necessary. I just want to have her around for a little while and maybe let her get used to me and then I’m going to let her go. She is a wild magical creature and I have no doubt she will immediately fly away and be gone forever once I let her go. Then I will never see her again. It will probably come to that someday soon, but for now I want to enjoy the moment and I’m trying to make friends with her. I’m hoping, I know it’s totally improbable, maybe she will get used to me and realize I’m harmless and want to come visit once in a while. She’s not a person, she’s a fairy, and I really cannot predict what might happen. I do feel bad about keeping her trapped for now, but she’s not being harmed and I cannot bring myself to release her just yet. I will let her go eventually, I know I have too.

It’s so much fun watching the fairy. She’s especially active moving about the hamster cage when she thinks I’m asleep. In a lot of ways she acts very much like a human might in similar circumstances, and when you look at her subjectively, you might think she looks human too, ignoring the fact she’s only about eight inches tall. I actually held a ruler up to her the last time she was asleep. Her face is her most human feature and she is very expressive. She often has the most amusing expressions, not at all hard to read, like anger, happiness, frustration, pleasure, amusement, irritation, even embarrassment.

Her wings are the greatest curiosity. They’re almost totally transparent, the membrane kind of shiny like plastic, but with ribs that appear to be incredibly flexible - which she can extend or curl at will. When in the curled and tucked position, she lays her wings flat along her back and they mold or fit perfectly to the curve of her back, such that they protrude no more than a thin backpack might. When uncurled, as if for flight, which I’ve rarely seen her do, only to stretch and when she thinks no one is awake, her wings extend out to more than you would expect for a creature of her size, considerably taller than her head and as low as her calves in height, and as wide as two arm lengths, rounded at the top and tapering to tips at the bottom. They sparkle and reflect the light and seem to shimmer.

Her face is oval in shape and has kind of an elfish look. Her eyes round and large but alert and always darting about, missing nothing. Those large eyes of hers are her most lovely feature - deep murky brown, with gold specks orbiting the irises. She uses them in the most imploring of ways and they’re perfect for arousing sympathy when she looks up at you in a pleading manner. I love it when she looks at me. She pouts a lot though, and grimaces at me from time to time, communicating her displeasure through those amusing facial expressions. Sometimes she even scrunches her face at me. She might have pointy ears, I don’t know because I haven’t seen them beneath her hair, which is very thick and heavy, dark chestnut in color with a slight tint of green, and extremely dense, different in texture from human hair - very thick, reminds me of fur almost, but longer. Her hair fully covers the top and back of her head and even extends down her neck and a little down the middle of her back to where her wings protrude. She can move her hair in a way similar to how a dog moves the fur on the back of its neck, making it stand up when angry or agitated, or cause it to lie flat when scared or being demure, or maybe for when in flight so it doesn’t get in her eyes. That hair is her most unusual feature, next to those amazing gossamer wings of course.

The fairy has a willowy figure, not that different from teenage girls at my school, except her legs seem exceptionally long, proportionally longer anyway. They look well suited for running and jumping, with limber, well defined muscles. When standing, she keeps her knees bent a little, giving the impression she might want to take off into flight at a moment’s notice, and when she walks there is a bouncing gliding motion to her step.

The fairy has clothes of course. When I found her, she was wearing what looked like an odd sort of jumpsuit – made of leather, and one-piece, no thicker than a ballerina’s leotard, only without sleeves for her legs or arms, flesh-toned in color, exactly matching the hue of her skin. The leather appears durable and maybe elastic, but thin, compared to leather I’m used to anyway; perhaps it came from a small rodent. It fits her snugly. The jumpsuit is open in the back, giving room for her wings, and looks as if it came from a single piece for I haven’t noticed any stitching, with circular openings for her head, each arm, and her legs, and is fitted tightly around her torso, so it doesn’t flap when she flies, I assume. Her face, neck, arms and legs are thus all bare. She wears a belt around her waist and maybe, it’s hard to tell for sure, a small bag or pouch that she keeps attached to the belt and tucked back under her wings. She also wears a pair of leather slippers on her feet.

All in all, more than just because she’s so small, she strikes me as very fragile and delicate, kind of ethereal, especially when her wings are out and the sun is striking across them and making them sparkle.

She’s so full of energy she has trouble sitting still for any length of time at all. She’s always looking out from her cage at things in my room, and watches me constantly, although she tries not to be obvious about it. She strikes me as very curious in nature, and I think she must be intelligent, for I can see it in her eyes and in her face and in the way she reacts when I speak to her, although she doesn’t respond back. I just love watching her.

I haven’t decided yet when I’m going to let the fairy go. I would like to keep her forever, but I know it can’t last. Only two other people have seen the fairy - Westley, a good friend, and Madison. I worry about Madison. She’s going to give me away. I just know she’s going to tell someone. She can’t stand me keeping the fairy captive and I don’t think she’s going to be able to keep quiet much longer. I wish there was some way I could keep the fairy. If anyone has some good ideas please let me know. Can’t wait much longer. I hate to give her up.

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19 comments:

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Lizzie Voorhees October 3, 2012 at 8:35 AM

Michael, what a wonderful creature, I can understand why you are hesitant to let the fairy go. I don't think you should wait any longer though. It is wrong to keep her. Let her out and see what happens.

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Alfred Goehlermann October 3, 2012 at 12:49 PM

I do not think you should let the fairy go. You owe it to science to make your discovery known. Think of all the knowledge that would be lost when it flies away. Here's what you need to do. Write a technical paper describing the fairy, with pictures, and send it to a scientific journal. Two excellent peer reviewed journals are Nature and Journal of Animal Science. After publication you can go on the lecture circuit and make a lot of money giving lectures with the fairy.

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Sunny Swartz October 3, 2012 at 1:19 PM

You have to let the fairy go. It makes me cry every time I think of you keeping her a prisoner.

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Annette Pitstone October 3, 2012 at 5:06 PM

This fairy is not a pet you can keep in a cage or try to tame. You have to let her go.

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Jim Frogman October 3, 2012 at 7:58 PM

Michael, do you think the fairy understands you when you speak to her? Has she spoken back to you at all? It sounds like she might be warming up to you. It might take a while before you could safely let her out though. You should go slow and win her confidence. There is no need to rush as long as she stays healthy and is making progress. Don't blow it.

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Demetrius Barberis October 3, 2012 at 8:38 PM

Before you let the fairy out of the cage you need to make a small collar and leash. Don't let go, she might try and fly away. Ha ha just kidding.

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Karen Rupart October 3, 2012 at 9:04 PM

Demetrius you are an idiot. I should make a collar for you and let the fairy lead you around by the neck.

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Annette Pitstone October 4, 2012 at 5:49 AM

You need to be careful with this fairy. Fairies can be dangerous. I've been reading up on this. They are magical creatures and have magical powers and enchantments. They will not be happy with you keeping one of their kind a prisoner.

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Karen Rupart October 4, 2012 at 12:45 PM

You are bringing trouble on yourself by not releasing the fairy and the longer you delay the more serious it becomes. Some fairies are good and nice but others are not, and they are all mischievous. They have magic. Do not mess with fairies.

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Lizzie Voorhees October 5, 2012 at 4:27 PM

Michael you have kept the fairy long enough. Don't you think it's time to let her go. Really.

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Glen Pard October 5, 2012 at 8:14 PM

Michael, I will pay you for the fairy. If you can deliver her to me alive, I will give you a huge sum of money, more than you are imagining. You will never have to worry about college expenses, nor your parents. Use the anonymous email address I'm sending you and we can make arrangements to meet and I will inform you of the generous price I am willing to pay. Do not show the fairy to anyone else.

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Annette Pitstone October 5, 2012 at 8:54 PM

Michael, do not under any circumstances give your name or address or phone number to this Glen Pard. He just wants to steal your fairy.

10b.

Glen Pard October 5, 2012 at 9:40 PM

Michael, we are talking about a lot of money here.

11c.

Sam Spoon October 6, 2012 at 6:16 AM

That would be sinking pretty low to sell the fairy for money.

11d.

Demetrius Barberis October 6, 2012 at 9:15 PM

Don't trust Glen Pard. He may not be working alone and probably works for some government military agency. They will take the fairy from you and lock her up for military study. They do not want the public to know about things like this.

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Jim Frogman October 6, 2012 at 7:28 AM

Tell us more about the fairy and some of the things you are learning and seeing about fairies.

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Sunny Swartz October 6, 2012 at 3:31 PM

I cannot believe you have still not let the fairy go. You are being mean. Please let the fairy go. Please. You have too!

14.

Ash Williams October 14, 2012 at 8:34 PM

You are holding my sister captive. LET HER GO! We do have magical ability-not as humans might think of it, but we are capable of projecting and casting auras of Glamor. We also have a natural affinity for, and ability to commune and care for the natural world. Our 'family' is akin to nature's Guardian Angels. Some of us have animals and plants to guide and protect. We cannot communicate as you do, and it takes years to earn our trust. We are pure, ethereal energy. The human I am communicating through has known me for many turnings of thentides and seasons. I say 'sister' because she is my kin-and the longer you keep her captive-the more neglected and misled her charges will become. I beg you to set her free.

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Karen Rupart October 18, 2012 at 5:54 AM

Do as Asher Williams says and let the fairy go. You must! Do it! Immediately.

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Blog Post 3 Madison let the fairy out and she got hurt

Saturday, October 6th, 2012 - 7:35 AM

(3 days, 11 hours later)

I’m so mad, I want to strangle Madison, and I would too, if she wasn’t a girl. She let my fairy out of the hamster cage and the fairy got scared and flew up to the ceiling in a panic causing all kinds of commotion. The little fairy was darting all about the room looking for a way out, with Westley and I chasing after, trying to recapture her before she got hurt, when she got one of her wings caught in an air return vent and twisted it and fell. I hope her wing’s not broken. It’s all Madison’s fault. She is so infuriating. She has no right to meddle. She needs to stay out of my business.

And I was just getting the fairy to open up a little after all these days. I got home from a pep rally yesterday afternoon and went up to my room first thing to check on her, since I was going to be gone all evening at a football game. She must have heard me coming, for when I pulled the cover off her hamster cage, she was already up and standing and facing away from me, with her arms folded tight in front of her. Her hair was even raised up somewhat. She glanced back at me over her shoulder to see if I was watching, then scrunched her face at me for a second, then snapped her head back around, so all I could see was the back of her hair. Point made.

I tossed my football gear and gym bag into the closet and sat the cup of root beer, which I had bought on the way home at a Quick Trip, up on the dresser by the window and emptied my pockets onto the bed - change, keys, phone, etc. When I turned my attention back to the fairy, I was not surprised to see she was still giving me the cold shoulder. I couldn’t help grinning. Across the room I could spy her face in the mirror. Her tiny little forehead was furrowed in a cute way, like she was totally frustrated with me, like the look girls at school give you when they want you to know they disapprove of something you’re doing.

I figured this type of behavior had gone on long enough; so I took the straw out of my root beer, quietly poked one end into the cage behind the little fairy’s back, took in a deep breath, and then blew. The sudden gust caught her by surprise and blew her clothes and hair all about. She yelped and was knocked forward a few steps. She whirled about in surprise, saw the straw and that I was to blame, and gave me the most venomous glare you could ever imagine.

At least the fairy was looking me in the face now, for the first time, so I gave her my most charming smile in return. It works on most all the girls at school. Hey there little pixie, it’s just me. I only wanted your attention. Then I pulled a chair in front of the desk and her cage and sat straddling the back of the chair, to show her I was giving my full attention, but not in a threatening way. Tapping my chest, I said in my smoothest voice, Michael. She didn’t respond, so I did it again. Michael. Then I pointed at her. That was when I saw it, the barest hint of a smile, quickly repressed. Finally, after all these days, a smile. She placed her hands on her hips and stared me straight in the eyes. I pointed to my chest again. Michael.

Very faintly, I could hardly hear her, the fairy whispered my name. It sounded