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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. 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 WIVE
 island, she came up at night, and often, while these three mortals lived, this fairy mother would spend hours tenderly talking to her husband and her two children, who were now big boy and girl, as they stood on the lake shore. On his part, the father did not think it "an ideal arrangement," as some modern married folks do, to be thus separated, wife and husband, one from the other; but by her coming as near as could be allowed, she showed her undying love. Even to-day, good people sometimes 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.  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
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