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| -An Old Woman | ||
Via TH: "Too Many Fairies" deals with an old woman who has grown tired of doing housework and finally reaches her breaking point. As she shouts out how much she hates work, there is a knock at the door.
It's a little fairy, and he comes in offering to do the dishes. Although this is one less job to do, the old woman still grumbles — this time as she begins sweeping the floor. Again there is a knock at the door, and again there is a little fairy offering to help.
As her house fills up with fairies, the old woman has a new problem: the fairies won't stop working. They even begin to tear up her house and belongings just so they'll have something to clean. She soon flees to the village wise woman, seeking a solution to her problem.
