Monday, December 02, 2013

The Fire Fairies





They can travel the world in a split second and bring their masters a present back from far away places. In return, the master keeps the drake fed and treated with respect. Should the drake be insulted, the house will not be there long. If you see a drake on its travels, take shelter, for they leave behind a poisonous sulfurous fug. If you quickly shout "half and half" or throw a knife at the creature, then the drake may drop some of its booty in your lap. If two people together see a drake, they should cross their legs in silence, take the fourth wheel off the wagon and take shelter. The drake will then be compelled to leave them some of his haul.

The spirit of the hearth fire is often thought of as female and was once widely worshiped as a goddess. In Greek myth she was Hestia. Her name, according to Plato, means 'the essence of things'; a formless essence symbolized by the flame, which flows through everything that has life.




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