Assertion: fairy | /r/CapableOf | try to be funny
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text: Andrew Lang, complaining of "the fairies of polyanthuses and gardenias and apple blossoms" in the introduction to The Lilac Fairy Book, observed that "These fairies try to be funny, and fail; or they try to preach, and succeed.
text: These fairies try to be funny, and fail; or they try to preach, and succeed.