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‘I was about seven years old (1953). I had been sharing a bedroom with my elder brother, who was about eighteen at the time, but he left to join the army. So, I was left on my own in the room. I went to sleep as normal, but woke after a time to find a group of the little people dancing around on the floor at the head of my bed. I know I had a conversation with what appeared to be the leader of the group, but at this distance of time, I couldn’t say what it was about. This went on for some months on a more or less nightly basis, but gradually the interval between appearances became longer and longer until it stopped altogether. Height of the fairies would have been about three to four inches, and they were dressed in what appeared to be tights and a kind of jerkin on the top half of the body. (Not unlike the costume that Robin Hood and his Merry Men are portrayed as wearing.) In addition, the figure who appeared to be the leader had a kind of short, gold coloured cloak over his shoulders. That’s about all I can remember of the matter. I’m still convinced, even after all these years, that I saw them, but whether they were a part of our reality or a creation of my own mind, I don’t know.’ ‘About three to four inches in height, dressed in what appeared to be tights on the lower half of the body and jerkins on the upper half – something similar to how Robin Hood and his Merry Men are portrayed. The costumes seemed to be mainly red or green in colour, apart from the person who appeared to be the leader who had a short, gold-coloured cloak.’