Fairy Handbook
Monica Carretero
Fairy Handbook Handbook Series All rights reserved. Unless provided by law, no part of this book may be reproduced, distributed, publicly communicated or transformed in any way without the authorisation of the publisher. Š 2010 Cuento de Luz SL Calle Claveles 10 Urb. Monteclaro Pozuelo de Alarcon 28223 Madrid, Spain www.cuentodeluz.com Text and illustrations Š Monica Carretero English translation by Jon Brokenbrow ISBN: 978-84-937814-9-1 DL: M-47436-2010 Printed by Graficas AGA in Madrid, Spain, November 2010, print number 65691
Text and illustrations:
Monica Carretero
Fairy Handbook
Do fairies exist? Where do they live? How many of them are there? Can you see them? Have you ever walked through the countryside and heard the leaves rustle and seen them move, but when you went over to look, there was nothing there?
Are there days when you look at yourself in the mirror and you think you look really pretty? Do you often go to bed and feel deliciously sleepy, and lay there with a smile on your lips? Are they days when you’re studying and everything seems easier? Do you remember afternoons with your friends when you’ve had a really great time?
If you answered ‘yes’ to nearly all these questions, then you’re ready to enter the world of the Fairies, where everything is magical and different: where nothing is impossible, where everything is a beautiful as the stars, and danger appears in mysterious ways.
Do fairies exist?
Yes!! Yes!!! Yes!!!! Yes!!!!! Yes!!
Hang on, hang on, just a minute! I’d like to bring a bit of mystery into this Fairy Handbook. If you all come charging in like that, you’ll ruin my plans. I’ll ask you all again. Do fairies exist? The answer is a definite, energetic, resounding and unquestionable
Yes. Sit down, make yourself comfortable, take a deep breath and get ready, because you’ve just entered the real world of the fairies
The origin of the Fairies Legend tells that one afternoon, a fortune-teller’s daughter went out for a walk in the countryside. As she was strolling along, she saw the most beautiful butterfly there ever was. The little girl fell in love with the butterfly, and the butterfly fell in love with the little girl. They were never apart. Then one day, the butterfly died. The little girl cried and cried as she held it in her hands, until she fell asleep. When she woke up, she discovered that two large wings were covering her little body. The fortune-teller’s daughter had become a Fairy. The same thing had happened at the same time, in the same instant, in different parts of the world. Hundreds of Fairies had been born.
Fairies from around the world Here you can find some fairies that live on our planet. They are spread out all over the world. Eskimo English
American
Russian
Oriental
Argentinean
Mexican
Senegalese
Spanish French
German
Do fairies exist? Where do they live? How many of them are there? Can you see them? Sit down, take a deep breath, and get ready… because when you open this Handbook you’ll enter the magical world of the Fairies.
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