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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. 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
or savage men. This grew to be a settled custom and such a meeting was called a "wake." Everyone present did keep awake, and often in a very lively way. As the Cymry multiplied, they built many _don_, or towns. All over the land to-day are names ending in _don_ like London, or Croydon, 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.  THE BODY AGAINST WILD BEASTS OR SAVAGE MEN THIS GREW TO BE A SETTLED CUSTOM AND SUCH A MEETING WAS CALLED A WAKE EVERY ONE PRESENT DID KEEP AWAKE AND OFTEN IN A VERY LIVELY WAY AS THE KIMREE MULTIPLIED THEY BUILT MANY DAWN OR TOWNS ALL OVER THE LAND TO DAY ARE NAMES ENDING IN 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
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