Saturday, October 1, 2011

The Twelve Pixies - Part Forty-Three by Joanne Morris Okano

     The pixies in that family were all boys and all served missions for the Church.  When they returned home though, they were down because they couldn't find wives who were short enough.
     They went to see the wise old horse who had helped them at the beginning of the story.  He knew all kinds of things.
     "Go to a hilltown and you may find wives who are short enough there," he said.
     The pixies looked at him enquiringly, for they did not know why he said that.
     He continued:  "People who live in mountainous areas, like Japan and Switzerland, tend to be short, whereas people who live on flat land, like the Netherlands, tend to be taller, or so I'm told".
TO BE CONTINUED

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