The Little People of the Bluegrass: Part 3

In a age of computers and advanced technology, we seem to have replaced these tiny terrors into harmless trouble makers for childhood icons. Yet they're have been a series of eye witness reports with the encouters of the Little People. 

In 1990, fourteen year old Donald Patton of eastern Kentucky reported seeing two small figures when he was all alone in the woods. They were discribed being two feet tall and were dressed all in white. 

In the autumn of 1997, Sharon Rogers saw a small figure standing across the street. He was dressed in bown and tan garb, along whith a cape and a pointed hat.  

In June 24, 2003, when Steve W was on a canoeing trip at the Kentucky's Rough River. It was here that he found what appered to be a small clay pot benith the river bank. Followed by child like laughter and two little figures. They were discribed wearing leather pants with suspenders, matching pointed caps, red hair, pale skin and blue eyes.  They seem to be dragging a tree stump through the woods. 

Even today, the little spirits that once inhabited woods are now being diminished by urban devlopment from the progress of human society. However in both Ierland and Iceland, devlopments were sabotaged by unseen forces. Either it's some enviromental protesters or the little people have come to teach humainity that this is their home too.  

The Little People of the Bluegrass: Part 2

Acording to Cherokee Indian tribal legends, their is a race of fairy like beings that are said to dwell within the southern parts of the Appalachian Mountians. They are called the Nunne'hi, or the people who live forever.  Hunters would often hear the Nunnehi in the mountains, singing and dancing and beating drums, but when they would go toward the sound, it would shift about and suddenly seem to be coming from behind them or from some other direction, so that the person hearing the sound would never be able to find where it was coming from.

The Nunnehi were very friendly to the Cherokee and often helped lost wanderers, especially during the winter. The Nunnehi would take the person into their warm townhouses until the person was rested and ready to return home. The Nunnehi often warned the Cherokee of impending danger and protected them in times of need.

One Algonquian legend tells the story of the hero Glooskap and his encounters with the forces of nature. The story goes, while Glooskap was wondering in the North he came across the giant Winter. Witer was hospitabile to our hero and entertained him stories. This eventualy casued Glooskap to become covered in snow and ice, he remained frozen for six months. He ploted his revenge aginst winter.

  

While traveling southwards, he came across a grove where a troupe of little people or elves of light were dancing with their queen, Summer. Glooskap quikley snatched Summer from his hands and headed twords the north, he hid Summer within. Once inside Winter's home, he began to tell his stories. Which caused the heat of Summer to melt Winter and life returns.

  

In Henderson County, their are local legends of a mischievous spirit called the Joui-stee. They are discribed wearing pointed hats, and moccasin shoes. Their favorite pastimes are playing music and dancing. They are like the American Indian version of the Irish Leprechaun.   

But not all of the little people are freindly like the Nunnehi. Some of them are down right dangerous, like the Puckwudgies. These goblin like beings enjoy making mischief.