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At this, the countenance of Pryderi fell, for he had made a promise to his people, that he would not sell or give away the swine, until they had produced double their number in the land; for there were no pigs and no pork like theirs, to be bought anywhere. AT THIS THE COUNTENANCE OF PARDARY FELL FOR HE HAD MADE A PROMISE TO HIS PEOPLE THAT HE WOULD NOT SELL OR GIVE AWAY THE SWINE UNTIL THEY HAD PRODUCED DOUBLE THEIR NUMBER IN THE LAND FOR THERE WAS NO PIGS AND NO PORK LIKE THEIRS TO BE BOUGHT ANYWHERE
 famous pigs were a present from the King of Fairyland. So highly were they prized, that King Math doubted much whether his nephew could get them at any price. In ancient Wales the bards and poet singers were welcomed, and trusted above all men; and this, whether in the palace or the cottage. So Gwyd, the brother of the love-sick one, in order to get the herd of surpassing swine, took ten companions, all young men and strong, dressed as bards, and pretending by their actions to be such. Then they all started out together to seek the palace of Pryderi. Having arrived, they were entertained at a great feast, in the castle hall. There Pryderi sat on his throne-chair, with his feet in a maiden's lap. The dinner over, Gwyd was asked to tell a story. This he did, delighting everyone so much, that he was voted a jolly good fellow by all. In fact, Pryderi felt ready to give him anything he might demand, excepting always his foot holder. At once, Gwyd made request to give him the herd of swine. SOME MEN IN FACT THESE FAMOUS PIGS WERE A PRESENT FROM THE KING OF FAIRYLAND SO HIGHLY WERE THEY PRIZED THAT KING MATH DOUBTED MUCH WHETHER HIS NEPHEW COULD GET THEM AT ANY PRICE IN ANCIENT WALES THE BARDS AND POET SINGERS WERE WELCOMED AND TRUSTED ABOVE ALL MEN AND THIS WHETHER IN THE PALACE OR IN THE COTTAGE SO GRED THE BROTHER OF THE LOVE SICK ONE IN ORDER TO GET THE HERD OF SURPASSING SWINE TOOK TEN COMPANIONS ALL YOUNG MEN AND STRONG DRESSED AS BARDS AND PRETENDING BY THEIR ACTIONS TO BE SUCH THEN THEY ALL STARTED OUT TOGETHER TO SEEK THE PALACE OF PRIDARY HAVING ARRIVED THEY WERE ENTERTAINED AT A GREAT FEAST IN THE CASTLE HALL THERE PRIDARY SAT ON HIS THRONE CHAIR WITH HIS FEET IN THE MAIDEN'S LAP THE DINNER OVER GWYDD WAS ASKED TO TELL A STORY THIS HE DID DELIGHTING EVERY ONE SO MUCH THAT HE WAS VOTED A JOLLY GOOD FELLOW BY ALL IN FACT PRIDARRY FELT READY TO GIVE HIM ANYTHING HE MIGHT DEMAND EXCEPTING ALWAYS HIS FOOTHOLDER AT ONCE GWYDD MADE REQUEST TO GIVE HIM THE HERD OF SWINE
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