Iron

[frameacloud]

Page number 7 of Theri There, originally posted on October 10, 2005.

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Image description:
Large calligraphy letters say "Fae fear iron."
Below, a fae acts melodramatically horrified about an ironing board.
Description ends.

Notes: A more serious explanation of why fairies legendarily fear the metal is found in the Elvendrums song, "Iron."

[Edit October 21, 2023: Added local images, links, and transcript.]

Comments

[makuus.livejournal.com]

Heh...

Although, a notable sidebar from your commentary item: "This is why dragons end up doing most of the housework." Not all dragons like doing housework, mind. This is why many will leave it until it must absolutely be done (after all, there is plenty of time to do it later), or are portrayed in media as having servants or slaves to do it for them (although, it should be noted that this is almost always a portrayal of wistful wishing and not reality). };-:}~