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He committed all public cares to two of his nephews. These were named for short, Gily and Gwyd. The one whom the king loved best to have her hold his feet was the fairest maiden in all the land, and she was named Goewen. HE COMMITTED ALL PUBLIC CARES TO TWO OF HIS NEPHEWS THESE WERE NAMED FOR SHORT GILLY AND GWEND THE ONE WHOM THE KING LOVED THE BEST TO HAVE HER HOLD HIS FEET WAS THE FAIREST MAIDEN IN ALL THE LAND AND SHE WAS NAMED GOWEN
 evening, the harpers and singers made music, the bards recited poetry, or the good story tellers told tales of heroes and wonders. During all this time, one or more maidens held the king's feet, or took turns at it, when tired; for often the revels or songs and tales lasted far into the night. At intervals, if the story was dull, or he had either too much dinner, or had been out hunting and got tired, His Majesty took a nap, with his feet resting upon the lap of a pretty maiden. This happened often in the late hours, while they were getting the liquid refreshments ready. Then the king's chamberlain gently nudged him, to be wideawake, and he again enjoyed the music, and the stories, while his feet were held. For, altogether, it was great fun. Now there was once a Prince of Gwynedd, in Wales, named Math, who was so fond of having his feet held, that he neglected to govern his people properly. He spent all his time lounging in an easy chair, while a pretty maiden held his heels and toes. E IT FOR HIS ELBOW TO REST UPON IN THE EVENING THE HARPERS AND SINGERS MADE MUSIC THE BARDS RECITED POETRY OR THE GOOD STORY TELLERS TOLD TALES OF HEROES AND WONDERS DURING ALL THIS TIME ONE OR MORE MAIDENS HELD THE KING'S FEET OR TOOK TURNS AT IT WHEN TIRED FOR OFTEN THE REBELS OR SONGS AND TALES LASTED FAR INTO THE NIGHT AT INTERVALS IF THE STORY WAS DULL OR IF HE HAD TOO MUCH DINNER OR HAD BEEN OUT HUNTING AND GOT TIRED HIS MAJESTY TOOK A NAP WITH HIS FEET RESTING UPON THE LAP OF A PRETTY MAIDEN THIS HAPPENED OFTEN IN THE LATE HOURS WHILE THEY WERE GETTING THE LIQUID REFRESHMENTS READY THEN THE KING'S CHAMBERLAIN GENTLY NUDGED HIM TO BE WIDE AWAKE AND HE AGAIN ENJOYED THE MUSIC AND THE STORIES WHILE HIS FEET WERE HELD FOR ALTOGETHER IT WAS GREAT FUN NOW THERE WAS ONCE A PRINCE OF GWEN IN WALES NAMED MATH WHO WAS SO FOND OF HAVING HIS FEET HELD THAT HE NEGLECTED TO GOVERN HIS PEOPLE PROPERLY HE SPENT ALL HIS TIME LOUNGING IN AN EASY CHAIR WHILE A PRETTY MAIDEN HELD HIS HEELS AND TOES
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