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When there were many little brats to look after, a cradle was a real help to her. In those days, "brat" was the general name for little folks. WHEN THERE WERE MANY LITTLE BRATS TO LOOK AFTER A CRADLE WAS A REAL HELP TO HER IN THOSE DAYS BRAT WAS THE GENERAL NAME FOR LITTLE FOLKS
bies. Yet the noble race of the Cymry, whom we call the Welsh, were already in Europe and lived in the summer land in the South. A great benefactor was born among them, who grew up to be a wonderfully wise man and taught his people the use of bows and arrows. He made laws, by which the different tribes stopped their continual fighting and quarrels, and united for the common good of all. He persuaded them to take family names. He invented the plow, and showed them how to use it, making furrows, in which to plant grain. When the people found that they could get things to eat right out of the ground, from the seed they had planted, their children were wild with joy. No people ever loved babies more than these Cymry folk and it was they who invented the cradle. This saved the hard-working mothers many a burden, for each woman had, besides rearing the children, to work for and wait on her husband. He was the warrior and hunter, and she did most of the labor, in both the house and the field. NO BOYS OR GIRLS AND NO BABIES YET THE NOBLE RACE OF THE KIMREE WHOM WE CALL THE WELSH WERE ALREADY IN EUROPE AND LIVED IN THE SUMMER LAND IN THE SOUTH A GREAT BENEFACTOR WAS BORN AMONG THEM WHO GREW UP TO BE A WONDERFULLY WISE MAN AND TAUGHT HIS PEOPLE THE USE OF BOWS AND ARROWS HE MADE LAWS BY WHICH THE DIFFERENT TRIBES STOPPED THEIR CONTINUAL FIGHTING IN QUARRELS AND UNITED FOR THE COMMON GOOD OF ALL HE PERSUADED THEM TO TAKE FAMILY NAMES HE INVENTED THE PLOW AND SHOWED THEM HOW TO USE IT MAKING FURROWS IN WHICH TO PLANT GRAIN WHEN THE PEOPLE FOUND THAT THEY COULD GET THINGS TO EAT RIGHT OUT OF THE GROUND FROM THE SEED THEY HAD PLANTED THE CHILDREN WERE WILD WITH JOY NO PEOPLE EVER LOVED BABIES MORE THAN THESE KIMREY FOLK AND IT WAS THEY WHO INVENTED THE CRADLE THIS SAVED THE HARD WORKING MOTHERS MANY A BURDEN FOR EACH WOMAN HAD BESIDES REARING THE CHILDREN TO WORK FOR AND WAIT ON HER HUSBAND HE WAS THE WARRIOR AND HUNTER AND SHE DID MOST OF THE LABOR IN BOTH THE HOUSE AND THE FIELD
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