Dunnie

By Crusader1307

Indicative to Eastern England, A Dunnie was a Brownie (Sprite-like) Entity, which was said to inhabit various Barns and livestock storage areas. They are quite a nuisance, and were ''written'' of often in The Middle Ages. Small (1-foot tall), they were covered in hair and sported huge red eyes. They had a mouth of ravenous teeth and were akin to the later tales of Gremlins. Once a Farm was ''infested'' with Dunnies, all manner of broken equipment and mishaps would follow. Infestation came when a Farmer was traveling along a road. He would see a lone plough horse (without owner). Whereas such a horse was seen as a way making money (more horses to plough more fields meant more money at market). Without owner or tag, a Farmer may take such a beast home. The ''plough horse'' was of course NOT a horse at all, but a Dunnie (in disguise). Once the ''horse'' was taken back to the Farmer's Barn, it would disappear. So too, would the future running of the Farm!