‘My sister and I were digging in our backyard. Suddenly a group of fairies flew out of the hole. They were all dressed up like we had interrupted a formal ball. The males were in tuxedos and the females were in colourful evening gowns with jewellery and long gloves. My sister was four or five and I was a year older. We were startled and ran into the house, where we watched them from the back porch.’ ‘Like tiny people with wings like dragonflies. As I described they were dressed in formal clothes.’ ‘[Fairies are] little people with their own society.’
§200
Ontario, Canada
1950s
Female: Age 0-10
never or almost never has supernatural experiences
in a city
12 pm-3 pm
two to ten minutes
with one other person who shared my experience
no special state reported
aloof
unusually vivid memories of the experience