Wild Thyme: Five Short Pieces

Composer Arthur Butterworth notes: 'Bees, which are considered to be the messengers of the Gods, have a particular fondness for this blossom. 'To see Faeries' a brew must be concocted including Wild Thyme. Like other flowers that are the favourite of faerie, Wild Thyme is dangerous to bring into the house.  Some such faeries are: 

The FIR DARRIG (fear dearg) delights in practical jokes; he can be of a rather gruesome nature, and therefore it is probably safer to humour him. 

SPRIGGANS are dour and ugly in shape, although quite small. Apart from their useful function as guardians pf hill treasures, they are an infamous band of villians and skilled thieves. They can cause whirlwinds to destroy feds of corn. 

URISK is a solitary faerie who haunts lonely pools. He will sometimes seek out human company, but his peculiar appearance terrifies those he approaches. 

The CLURICAUN is a distant cousin of the Leprechaun, and is said to be full of mischievous fun, enjoying nights of drunken revelry and riding the backs of sheep in the moonlight. 

The KELPIE is a Scottish water faerie, often seen in the form of a young horse, haunting rivers and streams. He will tempt humans to ride upon his back, but then will dash into the water giving them a severe ducking. The EACH-UISGE or AUGHISKY, is known in Ireland, where he inhabits seas and lochs, and is much more dangerous, but all the faeries vanish silently at break of day'. 

Score: 20 pages. 4 parts @ 6 pages ea.