All they ask in return for their work is a bowl of cream. A changeling is a fairy child who takes the place of a human baby who the fairies think is being fussed over too much. These aged creatures of the mountains are miners with magical powers. They won't appear aboveground in daylight because they'll turn to stone. They wear long clothes to cover their feet, which are deformed or point backward.
Elves are merry creatures who live in colonies under the earth.
They love parties, music, and dancing, but they kidnap people who are caught listening to their music. In the gardens of China, flower fairies dress like young girls and spread the scent of flowers as they dance. They guard hidden treasure in the woods and hills where they live. Goblins, the thieves of the fairy world, have a bad reputation. They have deformed bodies with huge, bulging eyes and live in underground caves.