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All that a man need say, to the girl to whom he took a fancy, was this: "Come along with me, and be my bride," and then she would say, "Thank you, I'll come," and the two would trot off together. This was the man's notion. ALL THAT A MAN NEED TO SAY TO THE GIRL WHOM HE TOOK A FANCY WAS THIS COME ALONG WITH ME AND BE MY BRIDE AND THEN SHE WOULD SAY THANK YOU I'LL COME AND TWO WOULD TROT OFF TOGETHER THIS WAS THE MAN'S NOTION
metimes see a little island floating on the lake, and this, they point out as the place where the fairy mother was wont to come and hold converse with her dear ones. When they merrily eat the pink delicacy, called "floating island," moving it about with a spoon on its yellow lake of eggs and cream, they call this "the Fairy Mother's rocking chair." X THE MAIDEN OF THE GREEN FOREST Many a palace lies under the waves that wash Cymric land, for the sea has swallowed up more than one village, and even cities. When Welsh fairies yield to their mortal lovers and consent to become their wives, it is always on some condition or promise. Sometimes there are several of these, which the fairy ladies compel their mortal lovers to pledge them, before they agree to become wives. In fact, the fairies in Cymric land are among the most exacting of any known. A prince named Benlli, of the Powys region, found this out to his grief, for he had always supposed that wives could be had simply for the asking.  CHAPTER TEN OF WALSH FAIRY TALES THIS IS THE LIBEROXYCORDING ALL LEPERVOX ACCORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIEBER BOX DOT ORG RECORDING BY JAMES LEAN WALSH FAIRY TALES BY WILLIAM ELLIOT GRIFFITH CHAPTER TEN THE MAIDEN OF THE GREEN FOREST MANY A PALACE LIES UNDER THE WAVES THAT WASH THE COMRACK LAND FOR THE SEA HAS SWALLOWED UP MORE THAN ONE VILLAGE AND EVEN CITIES WHEN WELSH FAIRIES YIELD TO THEIR MORTAL LOVERS AND CONSENT TO BECOME THEIR WIVES IT IS ALWAYS ON SOME CONDITION OR PROMISE SOMETIMES THERE ARE SEVERAL OF THESE WHICH THE FAIRY LADIES COMPEL THEIR MORTAL LOVERS TO PLEDGE THEM BEFORE THEY AGREE TO BECOME WIVES A PRINCE NAMED BENTLEY OF THE POWARS REGION FOUND US OUT TO HIS GRIEF FOR HE ALWAYS SUPPOSED THAT WIVES COULD BE HAD SIMPLY FOR THE ASKING
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