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What does it mean?
Fairies are hard to know, but their presence is guaranteed wherever children exist.
In plain terms
We know little about fairies except that they are near every child.
What can you take from it?
Where children are, magic follows.

Where it applies

  • parenting
  • writing
  • child development

Putting it to work

  • educational storytelling
  • art

Questions to consider

  • Can adults connect with fairies?
  • What defines a child in this context?

Another view

It assumes magic is strictly tied to children.

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