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Now in Wales, the bard, or poet, who makes up his poetry or song as he goes along, is a very important person, and it is not well to offend one of these gentlemen. In French, they call such a person by a very long name  the improvisator. NOW IN WALES THE BARD OR POET WHO MAKES UP HIS POETRY OR SONG AS HE GOES ALONG IS A VERY IMPORTANT PERSON AND IT IS NOT WELL TO OFFEND ONE OF THESE GENTLEMEN IN FRENCH THEY CALL SUCH A PERSON BY A VERY LONG NAME THE IMPROVISATOR
 He married Kieva the daughter of a powerful chieftain, who had a pedigree as long as the bridle used to drive a ten-horse chariot. It reached back to Prince Casnar of Britain. Pryderi had many adventures, which are told in the Mabinogian, which is the great storehouse of Welsh hero, wonder, and fairy tales. VI THE GOLDEN HARP Morgan is one of the oldest names in Cymric land. It means one who lives near the sea. Every day, for centuries past, tens of thousands of Welsh folks have looked out on the great blue plain of salt water. It is just as true, also, that there are all sorts of Morgans. One of these named Taffy, was like nearly all Welshmen, in that he was very fond of singing. The trouble in his case, however, was that no one but himself loved to hear his voice, which was very disagreeable. Yet of the sounds which he himself made with voice or instrument, he was an intense admirer. Nobody could persuade him that his music was poor and his voice rough. He always refused to improve.  CHAPTER SIX OF WELSH FAIRY TALES THIS IS A LIVER VOX RECORDING ALL LIVERPOX OR COURTINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIBERVOX DOT ORK WELSH FAIRY TALES BY WILLIAM ELLIOT GRIFFITH CHAPTER SIX THE GOLDEN HARPRGAN IS ONE OF THE OLDEST NAMES IN COMERLAND IT MEANS ONE WHO LIVES NEAR THE SEA EVERY DAY FOR CENTURIES PAST TENS OF THOUSANDS OF WELSH FOLKS HAVE LOOKED OUT ON THE GREAT BLUE PLAIN OF SALT WATER IT IS JUST AS TRUE ALSO THAT THERE ARE ALL SORTS OF MORGANS ONE OF THESE NAMED TAFFY WAS LIKE NEARLY ALL WELSHMEN AND THAT HE WAS VERY FOND OF SINGING THE TROUBLE IN HIS CASE HOWEVER WAS THAT NO ONE BUT HIMSELF LOVED TO HEAR HIS VOICE WHICH WAS VERY DISAGREEABLE YET OF THE SOUNDS WHICH HE HIMSELF MADE WITH VOICE OR INSTRUMENT HE WAS AN INTENSE ADMIRER NOBODY COULD PERSUADE HIM THAT HIS MUSIC WAS POOR AND HIS VOICE ROUGH HE ALWAYS REFUSED TO IMPROVE
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