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Besides, if all the oats were washed away, how could their wives make flummery, without which, no Cymric man is ever happy? And where would they get seed for another year's sowing? And if there were no cows, how could the babies or kitties live, or any grown up persons get buttermilk? BESIDES IF ALL THE OATS WERE WASHED AWAY HOW COULD THEIR WIVES MAKE FLUMMERY WITHOUT WHICH NO COMRACK MAN IS EVER HAPPY AND WHERE WOULD THEY GET SEED FOR ANOTHER YEAR'S SEWING AND IF THERE WERE NO COWS HOW COULD THE BABIES OR KITIES LIVE OR ANY GROWN UP PERSON GET BUTTERMILK
 that is sour oat-jelly, or pap. So it often happened that the children had to do without their cookies and porridge during the winter. Sometimes the floods rose so high as to wash away the houses and float the cradles. Even those with little babies in them were often seen on the raging waters, and sent dancing on the waves down the river, to the sea. Once in a while, a mother cat and all her kittens were seen mewing for help, or a lady dog howling piteously. Often it happened that both puppies and kittens were drowned. So, whether for men or mothers, pussies or puppies, the Cymric men thought the time had come to stop this monster's mischief. It was bad enough that people should be eaten up, but to have all their crops ruined and animals drowned, so that they had to go hungry all winter, with only a little fried fish, and no turnips, was too much for human patience. There were too many weeping mothers and sorrowful fathers, and squalling brats and animals whining for something to eat. GATHERED TO MAKE CAKES AND FLUMMERY THAT IS SOUR OAT JELLY OR PAP SO IT OFTEN HAPPENED THAT THE CHILDREN HAD TO DO WITHOUT THEIR COOKIES AND PORRIDGE DURING THE WINTER SOMETIMES THE FLOODS ROSE SO HIGH AS TO WASH AWAY THE HOUSES AND FLOAT THE CRADLES EVEN THOSE WITH LITTLE BABIES IN THEM WERE OFTEN SEEN ON THE RAGING WATERS AND SENT DANCING ON THE WAVES DOWN THE RIVER TO SEA ONCE IN A WHILE A MOTHER CAT AND ALL HER KITTENS WERE SEEN MEWING FOR HELP OR A LADY DOG HOWLING PITEOUSLY OFTEN IT HAPPENED THAT BOTH PUPPIES AND KITTENS WERE DROWNED SO WHETHER FOR MEN OR MOTHERS PUSSIES OR PUPPIES THE CUMBRICHMAN THOUGHT TIME HAD COME TO STOP THIS MONSTER'S MISCHIEF IT WAS BAD ENOUGH THAT PEOPLE SHOULD BE EATEN UP BUT TO HAVE ALL THEIR CROPS RUINED AND ANIMALS DROWNED SO THEY HAD TO GO HUNGRY ALL WINTER WITH ONLY A LITTLE FRIED FISH AND NO TURNIPS WAS TOO MUCH FOR HUMAN PATIENCE THERE WERE TOO MANY WEEPING MOTHERS AND SORROWFUL FATHERS AND SQUALLING BRATS AND ANIMALS WHINING FOR SOMETHING TO EAT
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