Name

The Phynnodderee’s Field

Description

The phynnodderee was a fallen fairy — hairy, enormously strong, slightly sad. He’d gather your sheep from the mountain in a single night, cut your meadow grass, or move stones no team of men could shift. He asked nothing in return.

When a grateful farmer laid out clothes for him, the phynnodderee picked them up one by one, lamented over each piece in Manx, and departed forever. The old people mourned: “There has not been a merry world since he lost his ground.”

Go outside — a garden, a park, a field. Imagine the phynnodderee has been helping here all night. What did he do? Build a den or shelter from natural materials, the way he might have worked — using only what you find.

Then leave something at the entrance. Not clothes (you don’t want him to leave). Something else. What would make a lonely fairy feel welcome?

Key Stage / Type

Family Activity

Ages 5+

Creative / Outdoor

Period

Enduring

Topic

Folklore