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He hissed on the hounds and ordered the horn to be blown, for the dogs to charge on their prey, expecting them to bring him the game at once. Instead of this, though they were trained dogs and would fight even a wolf, they slunk away howling, and frightened, as if in pain, while the horn stuck fast to the lips of the blower and he was silent. HE HISSED ON THE HOUNDS AND ORDERED THE HORN TO BE BLOWN FOR THE DOGS TO CHARGE ON THEIR PREY EXPECTING THEM TO BRING HIM GAME AT ONCE INSTEAD OF THIS THOUGH THEY WERE TRAINED DOGS AND WOULD FIGHT EVEN A WOLF THEY SLUNK AWAY HOWLING AND FRIGHTENED AS IF IN PAIN WHILE THE HORN STUCK FAST TO THE LIPS OF THE BLOWER AND HE WAS SILENT
 people, who had always been fond of rabbit pie, and still eat thousands of Molly Cotton Tails every day, named it "Welsh Rabbit," and thought it one of the best things to eat. In fact, there are many people, who do not easily see a joke, who misunderstand the fun, or who suppose the name to be either slang, or vulgar, or a mistake, and who call it "rarebit." It is like "Cape Cod turkey" (codfish), or "Bombay ducks" (dried fish), or "Irish plums" (potatoes) and such funny cookery with fancy names. Now up to this time, the rabbits and hares had been so hunted with the aid of dogs, that there was hardly a chance of any of them surviving the cruel slaughter. In the year 604, the Prince of Powys was out hunting. The dogs started a hare, and pursued it into a dense thicket. When the hunter with the horn came up, a strange sight met his eyes. There he saw a lovely maiden. She was kneeling on the ground and devoutly praying. Though surprised at this, the prince was anxious to secure his game. F FARE SPREAD NEAR AND FAR ENGLISH PEOPLE WHO HAD ALWAYS BEEN FOND OF RABBIT PIE AND STILL THOUSANDS OF MOLLY COTTON TAILS EVERY DAY NAMED IT WELSH RABBIT AND THOUGHT IT WAS ONE OF THE BEST THINGS TO EAT IN FACT THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WHO DO NOT EASILY SEE A JOKE WHO MISUNDERSTAND THE FUN OR WHO SUPPOSE THE NAME IS EITHER SLANG VULGAR OR A MISTAKE AND WHO CALL IT RARE BIT IT IS LIKE CAPE COD TURKEY CODFISH OR BONBAY DUCKS DRIED FRUIT OR IRISH PLUMS POTATO AND SUCH FUNNY COOKERY WITH FANCY NAMES NOW UP TO THIS TIME THE RABBITS AND HARES HAD BEEN SO HUNTED WITH THE AID OF DOGS THAT THERE WAS HARDLY ANY CHANCE OF THEM SURVIVING IN THE CRUEL SLAUGHTER IN THE YEAR SIXTEEN HUNDRED FOUR THE PRINCE OF POWYS WENT OUT HUNTING THE DOG STARTED A HARE AND PURSUED HIM INTO A DENSE THICKET WHEN THE HUNTER WITH THE HORNS CAME UP A STRANGE SIGHT MET HIS EYES THERE HE SAW A LOVELY MAIDEN SHE WAS KNEELING ON THE GROUND AND DEVOUTLY PRAYING THOUGH SURPRISED AT THIS THE PRINCE WAS ANXIOUS TO SECURE HIS GAME
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