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Brownies are almost always described as solitary creatures who work alone and avoid being seen. [11] [13] [14] There is rarely said to be more than one brownie living in the same house. [11] [15] [a] Usually, the brownie associated with a house is said to live in a specific place, such as a particular nearby cave, stream, rock, or pond. [17]
Fenodyree (also phynodderee, phynnodderee, fynnoderee or fenoderee; Manx pronunciation: [fəˈnɑðəɾi] [1] or [fuˈnoːðuɾɪ] [4] [IPA verification needed] [a]) in the folklore of the Isle of Man, is a hairy supernatural creature, a sort of sprite or fairy (Manx: ferrishyn), often carrying out chores to help humans, like the brownies of the larger areas of Scotland and England.
Brownies and pixies were probably invariably of good character, originally, a likelihood suggested by the good points which in many respects survive in their character, their virtues being turned into vices, and, contrariwise, their vices into virtues, as good or ill fortune befell the household and its appurtenances.
Hobgoblin Hall, a 1904 drawing by Herbert Railton of William Wordsworth's house, Rydal Mount. Hobgoblins seem to be small, hairy little men who, like their close relatives the brownies, are often found within human dwellings, doing odd jobs around the house while the family is asleep. Such chores are typically small tasks like dusting and ironing.
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In the first book, when goblins and other unfriendly creatures from Fablehaven raid and wreck the house on Midsummer's Eve, the brownies repair it in an unbelievably short length of time. In Book 2, Kendra and Seth have to shrink themselves and pass through the underground Brownie community to get inside the house.
In the Harry Potter series of books, "house elves" are enslaved creatures who take care of the needs of human wizards, and are free of their obligation once given clothes. In the TV show Supernatural , the season 6 episode Clap Your Hands If You Believe has a variation of the tale, of a watchmaker and some fairies.
Print/export Download as PDF; ... "Brownie", or "Leprechaun", ... though the creature is local particularly to the Vendée and Poitou regions.