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After days Manousos met a old man, who told him that only fairies could teach him to play the lyre the way he wanted. He had to go at night in the woods, find a crossroad, where he had to draw a circle, stand inside and not come out until morning. Manousos did so. When midnight came, fairies appeared and danced and sang. Manousos was playing his lyre and he hold himself not to go and dance with them. Those were trying to lure him and he proudly played the lyre. The smallest fairy asked him the lyre so she could play. She played, and Manousos was enchanted, bu Ё