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First he called on the male eagle, oldest of all birds. Though not bald headed, like his American cousin, the Welsh eagle was very old, and at that time a widower. Although he had been father to nine generations of eaglets, he sent Puck to the stag. FIRST HE CALLED ON THE MALE EAGLE OLDEST OF ALL BIRDS THOUGH NOT BALD HEADED LIKE HIS AMERICAN COUSIN THE WELSH EAGLE WAS VERY OLD AND AT THAT TIME A WIDOWER ALTHOUGH HE HAD BEEN FATHER TO NINE GENERATIONS OF EAGLETS HE SENT PUCK TO THE STAG
as Henry Tudor; or, in English, Henry Theodore. Among the Welsh, every son, to his own name as a child, such as Henry, William, Thomas, etc., added that of his father. Thus it happens that we can usually tell a man by his name; for example, Richards, Roberts, Evans, Jones, etc., etc., that he is a Welshman. When a Welshman went into England to live, if he were a sister's son, he usually added a syllable showing this, as in the case of Jefferson, which means sister's son. Our great Thomas Jefferson used to boast that he could talk Welsh. So the living creatures of all sorts in Wales, human beings, fairies, and animals took heart and plucked up courage, when a Tudor king, Henry VIII, sat on the throne. Now it was Puck who led the fairies as the great peacemaker. He went first to visit all the most ancient creatures, in order to find out who should be offered the post of honor, as ambassador, who should be sent to the great king in London, Henry Tudor, to see what could be done for Wales. STRY HIS FULL NAME WAS HENRY TUDOR OR IN ENGLISH HENRY THEODORE AMONG THE WELSH EVERY SON TO HIS OWN NAME AS A CHILD SUCH AS HENRY WILLIAM THOMAS ET CETERA ADDED THAT OF HIS FATHER THUS IT HAPPENS THAT WE CAN USUALLY TELL A MAN BY HIS NAME FOR EXAMPLE RICHARDS ROBERTS EVANS JONES ET CETERA ET CETERA THAT HE IS A WELSHMAN WHEN A WELSHMAN WENT INTO ENGLAND TO LIVE IF HE WERE A SISTER'S SON HE USUALLY ADDED A SYLLABLE SHOWING THIS AS IN THE CASE OF JEFFERSON WHICH MEANS SISTER SON OUR GREAT THOMAS JEFFERSON USED TO BOAST THAT HE COULD TALK WELSH SO THE LIVING CREATURES OF ALL SORTS IN WALES HUMAN BEINGS FAIRIES AND ANIMALS TOOK HEART AND PLUCKED UP COURAGE WHEN A TUTOR KING HENRY THE EIGHTH SAT ON THE THRONE NOW IT WAS PUCK WHO LED THE FAIRIES AS THE GREAT PEACEMAKER HE WENT FIRST TO VISIT ALL THE MOST ANCIENT CREATURES IN ORDER TO FIND OUT WHO SHOULD BE OFFERED THE POST OF HONOUR AS AMBASSADOR WHO SHOULD BE SENT TO THE GREAT KING IN LONDON HENRY TUDOR TO SEE WHAT COULD BE DONE FOR WHALES
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