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There he plied his tasks so diligently that he excelled all in book learning. In time, he became one of the most famous scholars in Welsh history. When he died, he asked to be buried, not in the monk's cemetery, but with his father and mother, in the churchyard. THERE HE PLIED HIS TASK SO DILIGENTLY THAT EXCELLED IN ALL BOOK LEARNING IN TIME HE BECAME ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS SCHOLARS IN WELSH HISTORY WHEN HE DIED HE ASKED TO BE BURIED NOT IN THE MONKS CEMETERY BUT WITH HIS FATHER AND MOTHER IN THE CHURCHYARD
 up, one of the little men leaped over him, rushed into the room, and, from under his mother's petticoats, picked up the ball. They spat at the boy and shouted, "traitor," "rascal," "thief," "false mortal," "fox," "rat," "wolf," and other bad names. Then they turned and sped away. Now Elidyr, though he had been a mischievous boy, often willful, lazy, and never liking his books, had always loved the truth. He was very sad and miserable, beyond the telling, because he had broken his word of honor. So, almost mad with grief and shame, and from an accusing conscience, he went back to find the cave, in which he had slept. He would return to the King of the fairies, and ask his pardon, even if His Majesty never allowed him to visit Fairyland again. But though he often searched, and spent whole days in trying to find the opening in the hills, he could never discover it. So, fully penitent, and resolving to live right, and become what his father wanted him to be, he went back to the monastery. OF SHINING GOLD AS HE LAY SPRAWLING ON THE FLOOR AND BEFORE HE COULD PICK HIMSELF UP ONE OF THE LITTLE MEN LEAPED OVER HIM RUSHED INTO THE ROOM AND FROM UNDER HIS MOTHER'S PETTICOATS PICKED UP THE BALL THEY SPAT AT THE BOY AND SHOUTED TRAITOR RASCAL THIEF FALSE MORTAL FOX RAT WOLF AND OTHER BAD NAMES THEY TURNED AND SPED AWAY NOW ELIDER THOUGH HE HAD BEEN A MISCHIEVOUS BOY OFTEN WILFUL LAZY AND NEVER LIKING HIS BOOKS HAD ALWAYS LOVED THE TRUTH HE WAS VERY SAD AND MISERABLE BEYOND TELLING BECAUSE HE HAD BROKEN HIS WORD OF HONOUR SO ALMOST MAD WITH GRIEF AND SHAME AND FROM ACCUSING CONSCIENCE HE WENT BACK TO FIND THE CAVE IN WHICH HE HAD SLEPT HE WOULD RETURN TO THE KING OF FAIRIES AND ASK HIS PARDON EVEN IF HIS MAJESTY NEVER ALLOWED HIM TO VISIT FAIRYLAND AGAIN BUT HE OFTEN SEARCHED AND SPENT WHOLE DAYS IN TRYING TO FIND THE OPENING IN THE HILLS HE COULD NEVER DISCOVER SO FULLY PENITENT AND RESOLVING TO LIVE RIGHT AND BECOME WHAT HIS FATHER WANTED HIM TO BE HE WENT BACK TO THE MONASTERY
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