1. To avoid elf-attack, either hang your rooms with crosses or refrain from chopping down trees.
2. Stay inside on May mornings.
3. What happens at Tetbury Fair, stays at Tetbury Fair.
4. In general, Shit Happens at Fairs.
5. Keep your own counsel. Unless a complete stranger arrives in scruffy clothing seven years after your love left for the sea. In which case tell him your life story and it will All End Happily Ever After.
6. If at all possible, avoid fighting in the First World War.
and above all...
7. Beware of Long Lankin. Really, beware him. It's much, much better if you do.
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2. Stay inside on May mornings.
3. What happens at Tetbury Fair, stays at Tetbury Fair.
4. In general, Shit Happens at Fairs.
5. Keep your own counsel. Unless a complete stranger arrives in scruffy clothing seven years after your love left for the sea. In which case tell him your life story and it will All End Happily Ever After.
6. If at all possible, avoid fighting in the First World War.
and above all...
7. Beware of Long Lankin. Really, beware him. It's much, much better if you do.