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The hill men needed what the men on the seashore could supply. From their sheep and oxen they got wool and leather, and from the wild beasts fur to keep warm in winter. So many of them grew expert in trade. Soon there were among them some very rich men who were the chiefs of the tribes. THE HILLMEN NEEDED WHAT THE MEN ON THE SEA SHORE COULD SUPPLY FROM THEIR SHEEP AND OXEN THEY GOT WOOL AND LEATHER AND FROM THE WILD BEASTS FUR TO KEEP WARM IN WINTER SO MANY OF THEM GREW EXPERT IN TRADE SOON THERE WERE AMONG THEM SOME VERY RICH MEN WHO WERE THE CHIEFS OF THE TRIBES
 showing where these villages were. But while occupied in things for the body, their great ruler did not neglect matters of the mind. He found that some of his people had good voices and loved to sing. Others delighted in making poetry. So he invented or improved the harp, and fixed the rules of verse and song. Thus ages before writing was known, the Cymry preserved their history and handed down what the wise ones taught. Men might be born, live and die, come and go, like leaves on the trees, which expand in the springtime and fall in the autumn; but their songs, and poetry, and noble language never die. Even to-day, the Cymry love the speech of their fathers almost as well as they love their native land. Yet things were not always lovely in Honey Land, or as sweet as sugar. As the tribes scattered far apart to settle in this or that valley, some had fish, but no salt, and others had plenty of salt, but no fish. Some had all the venison and bear meat they wanted, but no barley or oats.  DAWN LIKE LONDON OR CROYDON SHOWING WHERE THOSE VILLAGES WERE BUT WHILE OCCUPIED IN THINGS FOR THE BODY THE GREAT RULER DID NOT NEGLECT MATTERS OF THE MIND HE FOUND THAT SOME OF HIS PEOPLE HAD GOOD VOICES AND LOVED TO SING OTHERS DELIGHTED IN MAKING POETRY SO HE INVENTED OR IMPROVED THE HARP AND FIXED THE RULES OF VERSE AND SONG THUS AGES BEFORE WRITING WAS KNOWN THE KIMRE PRESERVED THEIR HISTORY AND HANDED DOWN WHAT THE WISE ONES TAUGHT MEN MIGHT BE BORN LIVE AND DIE COME AND GO LIKE LEAVES ON THE TREE WHICH EXPAND IN THE SPRINGTIME AND FALL IN THE AUTUMN BUT THEIR SONGS AND POETRY AND NOBLE LANGUAGE NEVER DIE EVEN TO DAY THE KINDRED LOVED THE SPEECH OF THEIR FATHERS ALMOST AS WELL AS THEY LOVE THEIR NATIVE LAND YET THINGS WERE NOT ALWAYS LOVELY IN HONEY LAND OR AS SWEET AS SUGAR AS THE TRIBES SCATTERED FAR APART TO SETTLE IN THIS OR THAT VALLEY SOME HAD FISH BUT NO SALT AND OTHERS HAD PLENTY OF SALT BUT NO FISH SOME HAD ALL THE VENISON AND BEAR MEAT THEY WANTED BUT NO BARLEY OR OATS
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