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Men had not yet learned to build boats, with prow or stern, with keels and masts, or with sails, rudders, or oars, or much less to put engines in their bowels, or iron chimneys for smoke stacks, by which we see the mighty ships driven across the ocean without regard to wind or tide. MEN HAD NOT YET LEARNED TO BUILD BOATS WITH PROW OR STERN WITH KEELS AND MASTS OR WITH SAILS RUDDERS OR OARS OR MUCH LESS TO PUT ENGINES IN THEIR BOWELS OR IRON CHIMNEYS FOR SMOKESTACKS BY WHICH WE SEE THE MIGHTY SHIPS DRIVEN ACROSS THE OCEAN WITHOUT REGARD TO WIND OR TIDE
He invented the plow, and showed them how to use it, making furrows, in which to plant grain. When the people found that they could get things to eat right out of the ground, from the seed they had planted, their children were wild with joy. No people ever loved babies more than these Cymry folk and it was they who invented the cradle. This saved the hard-working mothers many a burden, for each woman had, besides rearing the children, to work for and wait on her husband. He was the warrior and hunter, and she did most of the labor, in both the house and the field. When there were many little brats to look after, a cradle was a real help to her. In those days, "brat" was the general name for little folks. There were good laws, about women especially for their protection. Any rough or brutish fellow was fined heavily, or publicly punished, for striking one of them. By and by, this great benefactor encouraged his people to the brave adventure, and led them, in crossing the sea to Britain. UADED THEM TO TAKE FAMILY NAMES HE INVENTED THE PLOW AND SHOWED THEM HOW TO USE IT MAKING FURROWS IN WHICH TO PLANT GRAIN WHEN THE PEOPLE FOUND THAT THEY COULD GET THINGS TO EAT RIGHT OUT OF THE GROUND FROM THE SEED THEY HAD PLANTED THE CHILDREN WERE WILD WITH JOY NO PEOPLE EVER LOVED BABIES MORE THAN THESE KIMREY FOLK AND IT WAS THEY WHO INVENTED THE CRADLE THIS SAVED THE HARD WORKING MOTHERS MANY A BURDEN FOR EACH WOMAN HAD BESIDES REARING THE CHILDREN TO WORK FOR AND WAIT ON HER HUSBAND HE WAS THE WARRIOR AND HUNTER AND SHE DID MOST OF THE LABOR IN BOTH THE HOUSE AND THE FIELD WHEN THERE WERE MANY LITTLE BRATS TO LOOK AFTER A CRADLE WAS A REAL HELP TO HER IN THOSE DAYS BRAT WAS THE GENERAL NAME FOR LITTLE FOLKS THERE WERE GOOD LAWS ABOUT WOMEN ESPECIALLY FOR THEIR PROTECTION ANY ROUGHER BRUTISH FELLOW WAS FINED HEAVILY OR PUBLICLY PUNISHED FOR STRIKING ONE OF THEM BY AND BY THIS GREAT BENEFACTOR ENCOURAGED HIS PEOPLE TO THE BRAVE ADVENTURE AND LED THEM IN CROSSING THE SEA TO BRITAIN
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