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Then he prophesied great things, if he would go along with him. The boy was only too glad to go, and the next day the lad was brought before King Vortigern. The workmen and their wives and children, numbering thousands, had assembled for the solemn ceremony of dedicating the ground by shedding the boy's blood. THEN HE PROPHESIED GREAT THINGS IF HE WOULD GO ALONG WITH HIM THE BOY WAS ONLY TOO GLAD TO GO AND THE NEXT DAY THE LAD WAS BROUGHT BEFORE KING WALTOGEN THE WORKMEN AND THEIR WIVES AND CHILDREN NUMBERING THOUSANDS HAD ASSEMBLED FOR THE SOLEMN CEREMONY OF DEDICATING THE GROUND BY SHEDDING THE BOY'S BLOOD
their sons or daughters, lest one of these, their own, should be chosen as the victim to be slain. King Vortigern had the long horn blown for perfect silence, and then he spoke: "A child must be found who was born without a father. He must be brought here and be solemnly put to death. Then his blood will be sprinkled on the ground and the citadel will be built securely." Within an hour, swift runners were seen bounding over the Cymric hills. They were dispatched in search of a boy without a father, and a large reward was promised to the young man who found what was wanted. So into every part of the Cymric land, the searchers went. One messenger noticed some boys playing ball. Two of them were quarreling. Coming near, he heard one say to the other: "Oh, you boy without a father, nothing good will ever happen to you." "This must be the one looked for," said the royal messenger to himself. So he went up to the boy, who had been thus twitted and spoke to him thus: "Don't mind what he says. ELY TO HER BOSOM AND FATHERS FEARED FOR THEIR SONS OR DAUGHTERS LEST ONE OF THESE THEIR OWN SHOULD BE CHOSEN AS THE VICTIM TO BE SLAIN KING WATIGEN HAD THE LONG HORN BLOWN FOR PERFECT SILENCE AND THEN HE SPOKE A CHILD MUST BE FOUND WHO WAS BORN WITHOUT FATHER HE MUST BE BROUGHT HERE AND BE SOLEMNLY PUT TO DEATH THEN HIS BLOOD WILL BE SPRINKLED ON THE GROUND AND THE CITADEL WILL BE BUILT SECURELY WITHIN AN HOUR SWIFT RUNNERS WERE SEEN BOUNDING OVER THE CUMRICK HILLS THEY WERE DESPATCHED IN SEARCH OF A BOY WITHOUT A FATHER AND A LARGE REWARD WAS PROMISED TO THE YOUNG MAN WHO FOUND WHAT WAS WANTED SO INTO EVERY PART OF THE CUMRICK LAND THE SEARCHERS WENT ONE MESSENGER NOTICED SOME BOYS PLAYING BALL TWO OF THEM WERE QUARRELLING COMING NEAR HE HEARD ONE SAY TO THE OTHER OH YOU BOY WITHOUT A FATHER NOTHING GOOD WILL EVER HAPPEN TO YOU THIS MUST BE THE ONE LOOKED FOR SAID THE ROYAL MESSENGER TO HIMSELF SO HE WENT UP TO THE BOY WHO HAD BEEN THUS TWITTED AND SPOKE TO HIM THUS DON'T MIND HE SAYS
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