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THE GREEDY OLD MAN

There is one part of the Cornish moors that has a reputation for being especially magical – and dangerous!

“Don't go near the Gump and its standing stones!” the local people warn visitors. “There's a fairy ring there, where the little folk hold their market. They sell their gold and jewels and other treasures – but if you go up there at night, you might never be seen again!”

A ‘fairy ring’ is a circle of mushrooms, and stories say that

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