The Fairies' Baby and Other Stories — Elizabeth Goudge

"People are apt to envy fairies, and to think they always have the best of everything. The never have the measles, they never have to go to the dentist, it never rain in the Fairyland, and they have endless balls and parties. But what any fairy would like to have best of all is a human baby to play with all day long. But, unfortunately to the fairies, there are no human babies in Fairyland. Of course, the fairies can go and play with other people's babies, but that is not all the same thing."