Due to austerity as a result
of Fianna Fail steering the
Irish economy over a cliff,
Sean Henry, also known as
elder Elve, was forced to
downsize and move into a
smaller abode in the forest.

Overcrowding was a problem
for his family, especially their
sleeping arrangements.

One day, while he was in the
chicken coup, a flash of lateral
genius came to him when he saw
the hens cheek by jowl a perch.

Why not make them wider, he
thought and so he filed for a patent
using his initials and surname.

It was from this that today's bedroom
shortages in Ireland for Pixies, Sprites,
Fairy's, Dwarfs, Imps. Goblin's, Gnomes,
Pucks and leprechauns are solved by Shelves.