THE FAIRIES PLAY TIME
On summer nights when the moon is bright
And its glow lights up the dark,
The elves and fairies come to play
And gather in the park.
All night long they play away
Till the sun creeps into the sky,
To tell the little fairy folk
Its time to say goodbye.
Then they come again when night time falls
And the moon is bright and clear,
They will play to the call of the owl
Till the sun again draws near.
© E. Banks
THE RAINBOW FAIRIES
The rainbow fairies love to dress
In every pretty hue
In red and yellow, orange and green
Indigo purple and blue.
When rain falls and skies are grey
They stand there hand in hand
In a pretty arc across the sky
To make a rainbow band.
Next time you see a rainbow
Against a dark grey sky
Remember its the fairies
Cheering the clouds that cry
© E. Banks
THE FAIRIES REWARD
Each day a young girl came
To feed the creatures by the pond,
The ducks and birds became so tame,
Because she loved them, every one.
Squirrels came and had their share
Of bread and nuts and seeds.
Of injured creatures she took care
With tender loving to their needs.
As seasons went and seasons came
The fairies watched her year by year,
As she fed the birds in sun or rain
And fed the squirrels she loved so dear.
The girl into a lady grew
And earned her living making trims.
With beads and lace and flowers too
To sew upon ladies bonnet brims.
The work got hard as she grew old
Her fingers stiff and her eyes grown dim
Until she could not pleat or fold
The satin ribbons on the brim.
The fairies watched a tear roll down
The little old ladies cheek,
As she tried to sew the trimmings on
With fingers sore and weak.
So secretly the fairies came
To the lady’ s house at night.
They sewed by the light of a candle flame
Till morning sun shone bright.
They made the hats with beads and lace
With pretty flowers and feathers fine.
Stitched with love and tender grace
A task of happiness sublime.
The hats the little fairies made
Were a beauty to behold
And ladies bought them, every one
Till all were quickly sold.
And as they sold, the lady knew
That the fairies love did bring
Her new found health and new found wealth,
This made her heart to sing.
And all because a young girl came
To feed the creatures by the pond,
The love she gave them was the same
To which the fairies did respond.
© E. Banks
THE KEEPER OF THE LEA
As I was walking o’er the lea
I felt that someone followed me
But every time I turned around
There was no one to be found.
The anxious feeling would not go
Was it friend or was it foe?
Was there someone after me
As I was walking o’er the lea.
Or was it someone having fun
I did not wait I began to run
I did not know who followed me
So I went running o’er the lea.
Soon I began to pant and puff
That’s when I heard a little laugh,
Who was it who followed me
As I went running o’er the lea.
Then I heard the laugh again
I looked and saw a little man
He was as small as small could be
Twas he who followed me o’er the lea.
He was dressed in a suit of green
He was kind and I was mean,
He said that he looked after me
Whenever I walked o’er the lea.
To enjoy the bushes, trees and flowers,
The fox, the rabbits and birds in bowers,
It made him happy as can be
To share the treasures of the lea.
This little elf, the man in green
Is never usually to be seen,
But he is there as sure can be
For he’ s the keeper of the lea.
E. Banks.
The name leprechaun is derived from the old Irish word luchorpan which means "little body."
A leprechaun is an Irish fairy taking the appearance of a miniature old man, about 2 feet tall. They are known to live in remote places.
Leprechauns are solitary creatures and spend their time making shoes and brogues. If you hear the sound of his hammer when he is at work you know you have found him. 
and are known to steal or borrow what they want. They wear silver buckles on their shoes and high stockings and are as fond of drink as the Leprechaun. (Some say they are one and the same.) Leprechauns protect treasure, usually described as the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. If a mortal catches a Leprechaun he can obtain his gold but the Leprechaun will use bribery or trickery to escape and can vanish into thin air. Some say Leprechauns are fairy's but others say they just make their shoes and know where their treasure is hidden. Others believe they are protecting the ancient treasure left by the Danes. 
German folklore is mostly found in Europe ,and Russia and has Scandinavian origin. The, male wears a red cap and the female a green cap until she is married. They are rarely seen and work at night, in the woods but some in people's houses. They are said to live underground and guard treasure.
Some describe him also as a mischievous dwarf.
The Irish Fairy, Sidhe, is pronounce "she" and legend says they were gods called the Shining Ones or Ancient Ones. They are immortal and were descended to earth from the Sun. 