But what's the use of knowing a thing only because you're told it ?" "Well, how am I to know you are not a fairy?
You do look very like one." "In the first place, fairies are much bigger than you see me." "Oh!" said Diamond reflectively; "I thought they were very little." "But they might be tremendously bigger than I am, and yet not very big.
Why, I could be six times the size I am, and not be very huge.

Besides, a fairy can't grow big and little at will, though the nursery-tales do say so: they don't know better.

You stupid Diamond! have you never seen me before ?" And, as she spoke, a moan of wind bent the tulips almost to the ground, and the creature laid her hand on Diamond's shoulder.

In a moment he knew that it was North Wind.
"I am very stupid," he said; "but I never saw you so small before, not even when you were nursing the primrose." "Must you see me every size that can be measured before you know me, Diamond ?" "But how could I think it was you taking care of a great stupid bumble-bee ?" "The more stupid he was the more need he had to be taken care of.

What with sucking honey and trying to open the door, he was nearly dated; and when it opened in the morning to let the sun see the tulip's heart, what would the sun have thought to find such a stupid thing lying there--with wings too ?" "But how do you have time to look after bees ?" "I don't look after bees.