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THE COTTINGLEY FAIRIES

A 1. Elsie Wright was sixteen years old and Frances Griffiths was ten.

2. The girls lived in Cottingley, on the outskirts of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England.

3. Elsie's mother showed the photograph in a Theosophist meeting in Bradford.

4.Sir Arthur Conan Doyle publicised the photographs.

5. The book used is from 'Princess Mary's Gift Book'.

B1. The girls decided to carry out the hoax because they were tired of Elsie's father who chided the girls over their claims of seeing fairies.

2. Sir Arthur expanded the two articles in the book "The Coming Of The Fairies".

3. Geoffrey claimed that because after further examination, the picture in the Brotherton Collection - the one that was showed worldwide - was airbrushed to make the fairies more defined and to held drop Frances' face into the background.

4. Frances admitted in a Times of London article, while Elsie admitted it at the second interview, on March 18, 1983.

C1. The girls had both exposed the fairies together, so both had claimed that they had taken the photo, and the fifth photograph had turned out to be fake.

2. Some adults were prepared to believe the girls' story because they had believed that fairies were real, and had helped supported the girls for the existence of fairies by making a book and publishing pictures at an article.

GRAMMAR

1. The girls showed the pictures to their friends but no particular interest was ever raised by them.

2. Elsie Wright Hill at first refused to comment, but in a second article on April 4 she confirmed the hoax.

3. The girls were tired of being teased and photographed the fairies.

4. They often played together and saw the fairies.

5. Elsie's parents were flabbergasted but her father wasn't convinced.