‘We had not been long in Australia. I was walking with my father and we saw the fairies in the trees. They were smallish, very bright and you could see their forms within the lights. They seemed to follow us and we saw them in the gardens and around the window sills.’ ‘They looked like miniature humans.’ ‘I thought they had come from England to see us.’ ‘I believe in [fairies]. I think that a lot negative things are said about them these days.’ ‘The fairies I saw were miniature humans in form. They were not the dark beings so popular in modern stories. I thought they were male. I saw them as fun-loving and friendly. I didn’t feel scared.’
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Victoria, Australia
1970s
Male: Age 0-10
never or almost never has supernatural experiences
in woodland, on a country road, in a garden
6 pm-9 pm
ten minutes to an hour
with one other person who shared my experience
No special state reported [‘we were walking with our dog’]
friendly, joyful
a sense that the experience was a display put on specially for you