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There were too many weeping mothers and sorrowful fathers, and squalling brats and animals whining for something to eat. Besides, if all the oats were washed away, how could their wives make flummery, without which, no Cymric man is ever happy? THERE WERE TOO MANY WEEPING MOTHERS AND SORROWFUL FATHERS AND SQUALLING BRATS AND ANIMALS WHINING FOR SOMETHING TO EAT BESIDES IF ALL THE OATS WERE WASHED AWAY HOW COULD THEIR WIVES MAKE FLUMMERY WITHOUT WHICH NO COMRACK MAN IS EVER HAPPY
y, especially about the time when the oat and barley crops were ripe and ready to be gathered to make cakes and flummery; that is sour oat-jelly, or pap. So it often happened that the children had to do without their cookies and porridge during the winter. Sometimes the floods rose so high as to wash away the houses and float the cradles. Even those with little babies in them were often seen on the raging waters, and sent dancing on the waves down the river, to the sea. Once in a while, a mother cat and all her kittens were seen mewing for help, or a lady dog howling piteously. Often it happened that both puppies and kittens were drowned. So, whether for men or mothers, pussies or puppies, the Cymric men thought the time had come to stop this monster's mischief. It was bad enough that people should be eaten up, but to have all their crops ruined and animals drowned, so that they had to go hungry all winter, with only a little fried fish, and no turnips, was too much for human patience. F MISCHIEF THE AE FANG LIKED TO PLAY ESPECIALLY ABOUT THE TIME WHEN THE OAT AND BARLEY CROPS WERE RIPE AND READY TO BE GATHERED TO MAKE CAKES AND FLUMMERY THAT IS SOUR OAT JELLY OR PAP SO IT OFTEN HAPPENED THAT THE CHILDREN HAD TO DO WITHOUT THEIR COOKIES AND PORRIDGE DURING THE WINTER SOMETIMES THE FLOODS ROSE SO HIGH AS TO WASH AWAY THE HOUSES AND FLOAT THE CRADLES EVEN THOSE WITH LITTLE BABIES IN THEM WERE OFTEN SEEN ON THE RAGING WATERS AND SENT DANCING ON THE WAVES DOWN THE RIVER TO SEA ONCE IN A WHILE A MOTHER CAT AND ALL HER KITTENS WERE SEEN MEWING FOR HELP OR A LADY DOG HOWLING PITEOUSLY OFTEN IT HAPPENED THAT BOTH PUPPIES AND KITTENS WERE DROWNED SO WHETHER FOR MEN OR MOTHERS PUSSIES OR PUPPIES THE CUMBRICHMAN THOUGHT TIME HAD COME TO STOP THIS MONSTER'S MISCHIEF IT WAS BAD ENOUGH THAT PEOPLE SHOULD BE EATEN UP BUT TO HAVE ALL THEIR CROPS RUINED AND ANIMALS DROWNED SO THEY HAD TO GO HUNGRY ALL WINTER WITH ONLY A LITTLE FRIED FISH AND NO TURNIPS WAS TOO MUCH FOR HUMAN PATIENCE
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