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Now it had been an old custom, which had come down, from the days of the cave men, that when anyone died, the people, friends and relatives sat up all night with the corpse. The custom arose, at first, with the idea of protection against wild beasts and later from insult by enemies. NOW IT HAD BEEN AN OLD CUSTOM WHICH HAD COME DOWN FROM THE DAYS OF CAVE MEN THAT WHEN ANY ONE DIED THE PEOPLE FRIENDS AND RELATIVES SET UP A NIGHT WITH A CORPSE THE CUSTOM AROSE AT FIRST WITH THE IDEA OF PROTECTION AGAINST WILD BEASTS AND LATER FROM INSULT BY ENEMIES
n English King Puck, sent out invitations into every part of Wales, for a gathering on the hills, near the great rock called Dina's seat. This is a rocky chair formed by nature. They also included in their call those parts of western and south England, such as are still Welsh and spiritually almost a part of Wales. In fact, Cornwall was the old land, in which the Cymry had first landed when coming from over the sea. The meeting was to be held on a moonlight night, and far away from any houses, lest the merry making, dancing and singing of the fairies should keep the farmers awake. This was something of which the yokels, or men of the plow, often complained. They could not sleep while the fairies were having their parties. Now among the Welsh fairies of every sort, size, dress, and behavior, some were good, others were bad, but most of them were only full of fun and mischief. Chief of these was the lively little fellow, Puck, who lived in Cwm Pwcca, that is, Puck Valley, in Breconshire. ND ANOTHER FAIRY CALLED PUKA OR IN ENGLISH KING PUCK SENT OUT INVITATIONS INTO EVERY PART OF WALES FOR A GATHERING ON THE HILLS NEAR A GREAT ROCK CALLED DENA'S SEAT THIS IS A ROCKY CHAIR FORMED BY NATURE THEY ALSO INCLUDED IN THEIR CALL THOSE PARTS OF WESTERN AND SOUTH ENGLAND SUCH AS ARE STILL WELSH AND SPIRITUALLY ALMOST A PART OF WALES IN FACT CORNWALL WAS THE OLD LAND IN WHICH THE KAMI HAD FIRST LANDED WHEN COMING FROM OVER THE SEA THE MEETING WAS TO BE HELD ON A MOONLIGHT NIGHT AND FAR AWAY FROM ANY HOUSES LEST THE MERRYMAKING DANCING AND SINGING OF THE FAIRIES SHOULD KEEP THE FARMERS AWAKE THIS WAS SOMETHING IN WHICH THE YOKELS OR MEN OF THE PLOUGH OFTEN COMPLAINED THEY COULD NOT SLEEP WHILE THE FAIRIES WERE HAVING THEIR PARTIES NOW AMONG THE WELSH FAIRIES OF EVERY SORT SIZE DRESS AND BEHAVIOUR WERE SOME GOOD OTHERS WERE BAD BUT MOST OF THEM WERE ONLY FULL OF FUN AND MISCHIEF CHIEF OF THESE WAS A LIVELY LITTLE FELLOW PUCK WHO LIVED IN KUOMPUKAH THAT IS PUCK VALLEY IN BRECKENSHIRE
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