The Fairy Lios

One day Eithne was picking blue bells from the Lios in the field behind her house .Her brother said not to that she would anger the fairies but she didn’t listen. She brought the beautiful bluebells home to her mother. Who left them on the window ledge knowing the fairies would be angry. When Eithne lay down to sleep in her bed, it was filled with nettles. Her mother knew that the fairies would punish her daughter. Eithne tried her brother Connor’s bed but it to was full with nettles. Her parents brought her to a wise old lady. Who knew much about the subject.’ The fairies will be difficult to please but if someone in your family does a good deed for them they may remove the nettles’ she said. So the family started to think what could they do. Then Connor came up with the idea. That night Connor crept outside to the Lios. He could see little lights from behind the bush. He could hear music. Connor played the tin whistle himself so he really liked music. He pulled back the bush and to his surprise he saw the leprechauns dancing. The leprechauns stopped at the sight of Connor. ‘’ Your sister disturbed us ‘’, shouted the leprechauns. ‘’I know, I’m here to say for her she’s sorry please take the nettles away?’’, asked Connor. ‘’No’’ replied the leprechauns. Connor walked away very sad. He began to play a sad tune on his tin whistle. This time the leprechauns listened and enjoyed it .’’What can we do to repay you?’’. ’’You can take the nettles from my sister’s bed’’, said Connor. ’’Of course replied the leprechauns after that sure’’. And so Connor went home happy. His sister could sleep in her bed once again and everything was back to normal again. They lived happily ever after.
                   BY: Faye and Sharon