A Mexican Man And His Fairy

According to Wikipedia, a fairy is a type of mythical being or legendary creature, a form of spirit, often described as metaphysical, supernatural or preternatural. In modern culture fairies are often depicted as young, sometimes winged, humanoids of small stature.

Disney's fairies

So do you believe in fairies? I don’t but apparently a lot of people in Mexico believe in fairies.

Jose Maldonado, a 22-year-old unemployed bricklayer in  Guadalajara, Mexico, claims to have capture a fairy.

“I was picking guavas and I saw a twinkling. I thought it was a firefly. I picked it up and felt that it was moving; when I looked at it I knew that it was a fairy godmother,” Maldonado said.

He said that when he found the little fairy, it was still alive. How the two-centimeter tall, red and gold fairy died is unclear but now she’s on display in a small dish filled with formaldehyde in Maldonado’s home.

The 'fairy' caught by Jose Maldonado

Thousands of people have waited in line for hours to pay 20 pesos (the equivalent of $1.60) to see the fairy.

Mexican news stations have filmed long lines of people waiting in what is described as one of the poorest and most dangerous neighborhoods of Guadalajara to see Maldonado’s fairy.

Maldonado’s mother gave an emotional testimony to the cameras, claiming to have had experienced some sort of spiritual awakening.

“I’ve seen everything and, yes, I believe the fairy is real,” said one visitor.

Oh ya?

To me, the so-called fairy closely resembles a plastic version of Disney’s Tinkerbell fairies. Some people are really so gullible!

Watch the video below and see for yourself: