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Daddy often declared he could use these polished metal plates for a mirror, when he shaved his face. DADDY OFTEN DECLARED HE COULD USE THESE POLISHED METAL PLATES FOR A MIRROR WHEN HE SHAVED HIS FACE
 was a hard working farmer, who every year tried to coax to grow out of the stony ground some oats, barley, leeks and cabbage. In summer, he worked hard, from the first croak of the raven to the last hoot of the owl, to provide food for his wife and baby daughter. When his boy was born, he took him to the church to be christened Gruffyd, but every body called him "Gruff." In time several little sisters came to keep the boy company. His mother always kept her cottage, which was painted pink, very neat and pretty, with vines covering the outside, while flowers bloomed indoors. These were set in pots and on shelves near the latticed windows. They seemed to grow finely, because so good a woman loved them. The copper door-sill was kept bright, and the broad borders on the clay floor, along the walls, were always fresh with whitewash. The pewter dishes on the sideboard shone as if they were moons, and the china cats on the mantle piece, in silvery luster, reflected both sun and candle light. EEP ON THE HILLSIDES HIS FATHER WAS A VERY HARD WORKING FARMER WHO EVERY YEAR TRIED TO COAX TO GROW OUT OF THE STONY GROUND SOME OATS BARLEY LEEKS AND CABBAGE IN THE SUMMER HE WORKED HARD FROM THE FIRST CROAK OF THE RAVEN TO THE LAST HOOT OF THE OWL TO PROVIDE FOOD FOR HIS WIFE AND BABY DAUGHTER WHEN HIS BOY WAS BORN HE TOOK HIM TO CHURCH TO BE CHRISTENED GRIFFID BUT EVERYBODY CALLED HIM GRUFF IN TIME SEVERAL LITTLE SISTERS CAME TO KEEP THE BOY COMPANY HIS MOTHER ALWAYS KEPT HER COTTAGE WHICH WAS PAINTED PINK VERY NEAT AND PRETTY WITH VINES COVERING THE OUTSIDE WHILE FLOWERS BLOOMED INDOORS THESE WERE SET IN POTS AND ON SHELVES NEAR THE LATTICE WINDOWS THEY SEEMED TO GROW FINELY BECAUSE SO GOOD A WOMAN LOVED THEM THE COPPER DOORED SILL WAS BRIGHT AND THE BROAD BORDERS ON A CLAY FLOOR ALONG THE WALLS WERE ALWAYS FRESH WITH WHITEWASH THE PEWTER DISHES ON THE SIDEBOARD SHONE AS IF THEY WERE MOONS AND THE CHINA CATS ON THE MANTELPIECE IN THE SILVER LUSTRE REFLECTED BOTH SUN AND CANDLELIGHT
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