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In playing these, the children had aprons full of what seemed to be real coins, the size of crowns, or five shilling pieces, each worth a dollar. IN PLAYING THESE THE CHILDREN HAD APRONS FULL OF WHAT SEEMED TO BE REAL COINS THE SIZE OF CROWNS OR FIVE SHILLING PIECES EACH WORTH A DOLLAR
 short shawl, with its pointed, long tips, tied in a bow, and her bright red plaid petticoat folded back from her frock. Her snowy-white, rolling collar and neck cloth knotted at the top, and fringed at the ends, added fine touches to her picturesque costume. In fact, young Gruffyd was proud of his mother and he loved her dearly. He thought no woman could be quite as sweet as she was. Once, at the end of the day, on coming back home, from the hills, the boy met some lovely children. They were dressed in very fine clothes, and had elegant manners. They came up, smiled, and invited him to play with them. He joined in their sports, and was too much interested to take note of time. He kept on playing with them until it was pitch dark. Among other games, which he enjoyed, had been that of "The King in his counting house, counting out his money," and "The Queen in her kitchen, eating bread and honey," and "The Girl hanging out the clothes," and "The Saucy Blackbird that snipped off her nose. LLED FASTENING AROUND HER CHIN HER LITTLE SHORT SHAWL WITH ITS POINTED LONG TIPS TIED IN A BOW AND HER BRIGHT RED PLAID PETTICOAT FOLDED BACK FROM HER FROCK HER SNOWY WHITE ROLLING COLLAR AND NECKCLOTH KNOTTED AT THE TOP AND FRINGED AT THE ENDS ADDED FINE TOUCHES TO HER PICTURESQUE COSTUME IN FACT YOUNG GRIFFITH WAS PROUD OF HIS MOTHER AND HE LOVED DEARLY HE THOUGHT NO WOMAN COULD BE QUITE AS SWEET AS SHE WAS ONCE AT THE END OF A DAY ON COMING BACK HOME FROM THE HILLS THE BOY MET SOME LOVELY CHILDREN THEY WERE DRESSED IN THEIR VERY FINE CLOTHES AND HAD ELEGANT MANNERS THEY CAME UP SMILED AND INVITED HIM TO PLAY WITH THEM HE JOINED IN THEIR SPORTS AND WAS TOO MUCH INTERESTED TO TAKE NOTE OF TIME HE KEPT ON PLAYING WITH THEM UNTIL IT WAS PITCH DARK AMONG OTHER GAMES WHICH HE ENJOYED HAD BEEN THAT OF THE KING AND HIS COUNTING HOUSE COUNTING OUT HIS MONEY AND THE QUEEN IN THEIR KITCHEN EATING BREAD AND HONEY AND THE GIRL HANGING OUT CLOTHES AND THE SAUCY BLACKBIRD THAT SNIPPED OFF HER NOSE
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