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So we have Saint George, Saint David, Saint Andrew, and Saint Patrick, all of them white souled heroes. On the union flag, or standard of the United Kingdom, we see their three crosses. SO WE HAVE SAINT GEORGE SAINT DAVID SAINT ANDREW AND SAINT PATRICK ALL OF THEM WHITE SOULED HEROES ON THE UNION FLAG OR THE STANDARD OF THE UNITED KINGDOM WE SEE THEIR THREE CROSSES
he silence. However, the fairies kept on doing good to the people of good will, and to-day some of the sweetest singers in Wales come from the poorest homes. VII THE GREAT RED DRAGON OF WALES Every old country that has won fame in history and built up a civilization of its own, has a national flower. Besides this, some living creature, bird, or beast, or, it may be, a fish is on its flag. In places of honor, it stands as the emblem of the nation; that is, of the people, apart from the land they live on. Besides flag and symbol, it has a motto. That of Wales is: "Awake: It is light." Now because the glorious stories of Wales, Scotland and Ireland have been nearly lost in that of mighty England, men have at times, almost forgotten about the leek, the thistle, and the shamrock, which stand for the other three divisions of the British Isles. Yet each of these peoples has a history as noble as that of which the rose and the lion are the emblems. Each has also its patron saint and civilizer.  A LIBERVOX RECORDING ALL LIBERVOX RECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIVERPOX DOOR ORG WELSH FAIRY TALES BY WILLIAM ELLIOT GRIVIS CHAPTER SEVEN GREAT RED DRAGON OF WALES EVERY OLD COUNTRY THAT HAS WON FAME IN HISTORY AND BUILT OF THE CIVILIZATION OF ITS OWN HAS A NATIONAL FLOWER BESIDES THIS SOME LIVING CREATURE BIRD OR BEAST OR IT MAY BE OFFICIOUS ON ITS FLAG IN PLACES OF HONOR IT STANDS AS THE EMBLEM OF A NATION THAT IS OF THE PEOPLE APART FROM THE LAND THEY LIVE ON BESIDES FLAG AND SYMBOL IT HAS A MOTTO THAT OF WALES IS AWAKE IT IS LIGHT NOW BECAUSE THE GLORIOUS STORIES OF WALES SCOTLAND AND IRELAND HAVE BEEN NEARLY LOST IN THAT OF MIGHTY ENGLAND MEN HAVE AT TIMES ALMOST FORGOTTEN ABOUT THE LEAK THE THISTLE AND THE SHAMROCK WHICH STAND FOR THE OTHER THREE DIVISIONS OF THE BRITISH ISLES YET EACH OF THESE PEOPLES HAS A HISTORY AS NOBLE AS THAT OF WHICH THE ROSE AND THE LION ARE THE EMBLEMS EACH ALSO HAS ITS PATRON SAINT AND CIVILIZER
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