Do you have any iron nails? Hammer them into your doors and window frames. That might buy you enough time. Carry cold iron with you always, and put out a bowl of milk and sugar each evening from now on. Put it as far from your house as you can whilst still being within your boundary. Greet travellers and others who come to your door hosipitably, but don’t let them in if their eyes are wrong. You’ll know them by their eyes, but don’t stare, that’s rude, and you should never be rude to them.
If you get lost in the woods, and a stranger appears and claims to know the way, thank them kindly but do not follow them. If they offer you food, do not eat it, but do not reject it either, that might be taken as an insult, and you should never insult them. If they ask for your name, do not give it to them, or they will take it. Say “I am sometimes called …”, or “You may call me …”, and give a fake name.
They love riddles; do not challenge them, they will win. If they offer you anything, do not take it unless they say “This is a gift, freely given”, or you have entered a contract, and it will not be easy to escape. Likewise, if you give them something, say “This is a gift, freely given” for they hate being beholden to others, and may pay you back in ways you do not want. Admire the crows, but do not trust that they have your best interests at heart. When you arevout in the woods, do not leave the path, you may not find it again.
Elves are wonderful. They provoke wonder.
Elves are marvellous. They cause marvels.
Elves are fantastic. They create fantasies.
Elves are glamorous. They project glamour.
Elves are enchanting. They weave enchantment.
Elves are terrific. They beget terror.
Nah, that’s just what it looks like when it knows you’re looking at it. Don’t turn your back on it.
Now it’s outside behind my window.
Do you have any iron nails? Hammer them into your doors and window frames. That might buy you enough time. Carry cold iron with you always, and put out a bowl of milk and sugar each evening from now on. Put it as far from your house as you can whilst still being within your boundary. Greet travellers and others who come to your door hosipitably, but don’t let them in if their eyes are wrong. You’ll know them by their eyes, but don’t stare, that’s rude, and you should never be rude to them.
If you get lost in the woods, and a stranger appears and claims to know the way, thank them kindly but do not follow them. If they offer you food, do not eat it, but do not reject it either, that might be taken as an insult, and you should never insult them. If they ask for your name, do not give it to them, or they will take it. Say “I am sometimes called …”, or “You may call me …”, and give a fake name.
They love riddles; do not challenge them, they will win. If they offer you anything, do not take it unless they say “This is a gift, freely given”, or you have entered a contract, and it will not be easy to escape. Likewise, if you give them something, say “This is a gift, freely given” for they hate being beholden to others, and may pay you back in ways you do not want. Admire the crows, but do not trust that they have your best interests at heart. When you arevout in the woods, do not leave the path, you may not find it again.
Good luck.