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So it happened that the lad, who went out of his mother's cottage, in the morning, a poor boy, came back to her, a rich man, and leading by the hand the loveliest creature on whom man or woman had ever looked upon. SO IT HAD HAPPENED THAT THE LAD WHO WENT OUT OF HIS MOTHER'S COTTAGE IN THE MORNING A POOR BOY CAME BACK TO HER A RICH MAN AND LEADING BY THE HAND THE LOVELIEST CREATURE ON WHOM MAN OR WOMAN HAD EVER LOOKED UPON
, to see if there were a third lady. When he saw none more, he became more distracted. He feared lest he might choose the wrong one, who had not promised to love him. Almost in despair, he was about to run home, when he noticed that one of the maidens put forward her right foot. Then he saw that her sandal was tied in the way he had already wondered at. So he boldly went forward and took her by the hand. "This one is mine," said he to the father. "You are right," answered the old man. "This is my daughter Nelferch. Take her and you shall have as many cattle, sheep, horses, hogs, and goats, as she can count, of each, without drawing in her breath. But I warn you that three blows, without cause, will send her back to me." While the old man smiled, and Gwyn renewed his vow, the new wife began to count by fives--one, two, three, four, five. At the end of each count drawing in a fresh breath, there rose up, out of the lake, as many sheep, cattle, goats, pigs, and horses, as she had counted. T ROSE OUT OF THE WATER HE LOOKED BEYOND THE OLD MAN TO SEE IF THERE WERE A THIRD LADY WHEN HE SAW NONE MORE HE BECAME MORE DISTRACTED HE FEARED LEST HE MIGHT CHOOSE THE WRONG ONE WHO WOULD NOT PROMISED TO LOVE HIM ALMOST IN DESPAIR HE WAS ABOUT TO RUN HOME WHEN HE NOTICED THAT ONE OF THE MAIDENS PUT FORWARD HER RIGHT FOOT THEN HE SAW THAT HER SANDAL WAS TIED IN A WAY HE HAD ALWAYS WONDERED AT SO HE BOLDLY WENT FORWARD AND TOOK HER BY THE HAND THIS ONE IS MINE SAID HE TO THE FATHER YOU ARE RIGHT ANSWERED THE OLD MAN THIS IS MY DAUGHTER NELFRICH TAKE HER AND YOU SHALL HAVE AS MANY CATTLE SHEEP HORSES HOGS AND GOATS AS SHE CAN COUNT OF EACH WITHOUT DRAWING IN HER BREATH BUT I WARN YOU THAT THREE BLOWS WITHOUT CAUSE WILL SEND HER BACK TO ME WHILE THE OLD MAN SMILED AND GWEN RENEWED HIS VOW THE NEW WIFE BEGAN TO COUNT BY FIVE ONE TWO THREE FOUR FIVE AT THE END OF EACH COUNT DRAWING IN A FRESH BREATH THERE ROSE UP OUT OF THE LAKE AS MANY SHEEP CATTLE GOATS PIGS AND HORSES AS SHE HAD COUNTED
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