Pixies

   Pixies; Wonderfully small fairies (or Faeries) that help bring beauty to nature.
That, at least, is my opinion.

The Dictionary's Definition=
       Pixie- a fairy or elf: a fairy or elf often depicted as having pointed ears, wearing a long pointed hat, and being cheerful and rather mischievous

I will talk more than once on the topic of Pixies, usually telling you of the Jobs that I have found out about from my little pixie friends.

In my opinion, Gail Carson Levine's Pixie Dust books were very good; she made each fairy unique, explained what some of the jobs were, and had some wonderful illustrations.

But, here goes nothing and something at the same time.

The First Kind of Pixie I want to touch on is...

Autumn fairies -Do their jobs as if it was the most fun one would ever have your whole life. The Autumn sun soaks right into their skin, and gives them such energy and joy that they can only contain it by creating a fall more beautiful than the last. They are unlike any fairy really, the only fairy I could barely relate to it would be an Animal fairy.
Each one is more beautiful than the last, yet all are equally beautiful. When they rest, they look around them, satisfied with what they have accomplished, then drift into a serene sleep. It is this way that many have been killed by careless feet.
They make sure that the fall season produces enough food for all of the animals, then move on to taking down the leaves for a special festival. With the leaves they make houses, and fresh bedding, they make decorations, and insulate animal homes, they make clothing, all from the leaves of the trees.
What is left of the acorns, the tops and all, are used. They can be used for storage, the caps can be hats, or cups, and the nut (of course) is eaten in the festival.
I will give you two examples of Autumn fairies. A lovely fairy named Jubalana was caught soaking in the autumn sunlight, preparing to take a nap, as many autumn fairies do. Caralana, Jubalana’s littler sister, hands young squirrels acorns while taking quick breaks from painting the leaves, on occasion. They do their job, big or small, they do it well or not at all.
During the other seasons they plan on what to do better for the next year, they look for husbands, they spend more time with their families, go to balls, travel to far away places, anything to occupy their time.
They are kind, and generally marry those they have grown around. They like familiar things, but they also like new things. They build large houses, and sometimes, when a young couple decides to, they will move into it, all alone, and start a family that will live there until another young couple decides to break away. Otherwise they just keep expanding the house!

I think Pixies are able to be whatever size they wish, but some are different than others.