Martin Shaw

But she said, at night, when the fairy gather around the fire,

And the old Shanaki, the storyteller, comes out and tells stories.

The stories the fairies love to listen to are the stories of our lives, human beings.

And she said there was one fella.

She said, oh, if the rivers of the world were spun of pure silver, if the leaves on the trees were spun of pure gold, he would have given them all away.

Now, Finn, who's not always the sharpest pencil in the pack, he's saying, who is this man?

Where does he live?

And she's saying, he's quite near.

And he's saying, you know, typically generous.

He says, we will explore every traveler's camp, every desolate beach, every mountaintop until we find this extremely lucky man.

And you can have him as your husband.

And she said, OK, let me finish my story and then things will get clear.

She said, Finn, a man came to court me, very substantial man.

They call him the dark man of the she.

He's a great magician, very charismatic.

And he spoke to me persuasively to see if I would marry him.

And I refused because my heart is with this other.

And when that didn't work, he spoke angrily to me.

That didn't work.

And in the end, he produced a thin hazel wand