MYSTERY CASE#6:

Now you see them, Now you don't

"Fairies are invisible and inaudible like angels.but their magic sparkles in nature."

- Lynn Holland

Fairies had been part of our imaginations for centuries especially on children and had been tagged to stories called "fairy tales". It had been dominating for centuries past, for children they are cute and nice pixies but for adults they are cruel, nasty creatures that would kill you inside the forest.

According to livescience.com fairies are tiny, often beautiful human-like creatures (sometimes with wings) that appear in legends and folklore around the world. Fairies likely began as versions of pagan nature gods and goddesses, and thus they are often associated with the outdoors (especially forests), as well as magic and journeys.Depending on the region, fairies are said to live in woodland communities, underground kingdoms, or inhabit lakes, hills, or stone or grass circles — often along with centaurs, elves, ogres, gnomes and other such animals. Fairies come in many races and tribes, and are also said to vary in size and shape; though most are small, some change size and become man-size or larger if they choose.

Some villagers or travelers would offer foods or something for the "fairies" so that the creatures would return good weather and safe journey to them. However, many believe that fairies are also revengeful. They are the cause of accident and death encountering nature.

One of the famous fairy controversy that caught the attention of the world was the 1920 Cottingley fairies wherein Frances Griffiths and Elsie Wrights took pictures with fairies and Gnomes in Cottingley village. They  Spiritualists promoted them as proof of the existence of supernatural creatures, and despite criticism by skeptics, the pictures became among the most widely recognized photos in the world. It was only decades later, in the late 1970s, that the photos were definitively debunked. and they were gotten from the a book entitled  Princess Mary's Gift Book which was published in 1915. They were cut out pictures of fairies from a page of the book.

But whether fairies do exist or not, its up to us to believe them or just ignore their presence as long as it doesn't harm us. After all imagining and creating thoughts of supernatural creatures is not bad we just have to look at them as a creature of God, like us.

Mystery Case#6: UNSOLVED