CHILDREN BORN OF FAIRY STOCK NEVER NEED FOR SHIRT OR FROCK , NEVER WANT FOR FOOD OF FIRE , ALWAYS GET THEIR HEARTS DESIRE : JINGLE POCKETS FULL OF GOLD , MARRY WHEN THEY'RE SEVEN YEARS OLD . EVERY FAIRY CHILD MAY KEEP TWO STRONG PONIES AND TEN SHEEP ; ALL HAVE HOUSES , EACH HIS OWN , BUILT OF BRICK OR GRANITE STONE ; THEY LIVE IN CHERRIES , THEY RUN WILD I'D LOVE TO BE A FAIRY'S CHILD .

~ ROBERT GRAVES ~