Reading Notes: Celtic Fairy Tales, Part A

Story: Connla and the Fairy Maiden

Story Source: Celtic Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs with illustrations by John D. Batten (1892).

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Summary Plot:

Prince Connla of the Fiery Hair, when he saw a maiden that no else could see except for him. She said she was from the Plains of the Ever-Living. She told him that in that land, there is neither death nor sin. They keep a holiday all of the time, not walking away from joy. In their pleasure, there is no strife. 

The King saw the Prince talking to a maiden he could not see. He asked the Prince to whom he was talking about. Even though he could not see her, he could hear her voice. She asked the Prince to come away with her to the Plain of Pleasure. The King feared the maiden and called to his Druid, Coran to come.

The King told Coran, of the unseen maiden who talked to the Prince. Coran the Druid stood forth and chanted his spells toward the spot where the maiden's voice had been heard. Her voice was heard no longer. As she vanished before the Druids mighty spells she threw an apple to Connla. 

In the time to come, the Prince would not eat anything but the Apple which keep regenerating. 

In the end, he saw the maiden and she went away with her.

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