I dreamed I met the mischievous fairy Puck. He hadn't read
A Midsummer Night's Dream but was delighted to know that Shakespeare had written about him. I learned that his real name, in Welsh, is Pwca. I mispronounced it "pica," which was perfectly understandable given my typesetting background. He pronounced his name "Pooka." His physical resemblance to me was uncanny. It was like looking in a mirror.
[
Illustration based upon a coal drawing of Pwca by a Welsh peasant in the 1880s.]