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Now it was a tradition, as old as the days of King Arthur, that on a certain hill a great boulder could be seen, which was quite different from any other kind of rock to be found within miles. NOW IT WAS TRADITION AS OLD AS THE DAYS OF KING ARTHUR THAT ON A CERTAIN HILL A GREAT BOULDER COULD BE SEEN WHICH WAS QUITE DIFFERENT FROM ANY OTHER KIND OF ROCK TO BE FOUND WITHIN MILES
und only a dress of white paper. Examining it carefully, she could see neither seam nor stitches. She threw it in the fire, and again warned her son against fairy children. But pretty soon, after a great calamity had come upon them, both father and mother changed their minds about fairies. They had put all their savings into the venture of a ship, which had for a long time made trading voyages from Cardiff. Every year, it came back bringing great profit to the owners and shareholders. In this way, daddy was able to eke out his income, and keep himself, his wife and daughters comfortably clothed, while all the time the table was well supplied with good food. Nor did they ever turn from their door anyone who asked for bread and cheese. But in the same month of the boy's return, bad news came that the good ship had gone down in a storm. All on board had perished, and the cargo was totally lost, in the deep sea, far from land. In fact, no word except that of dire disaster had come to hand. FIED IN IT SHE FOUND ONLY A DRESS OF WHITE PAPER EXAMINING IT CAREFULLY SHE COULD SEE NEITHER SEAM NOR STITCHES SHE THREW IT IN THE FIRE AND AGAIN WARNED HER SON AGAINST THE FAIRY CHILDREN BUT PRETTY SOON AFTER A GREAT CALAMITY HAD COME UPON THEM BOTH FATHER AND MOTHER CHANGED THEIR MIND ABOUT THE FERRIES THEY HAD PUT ALL THEIR SAVINGS INTO THE VENTURE OF A SHIP WHICH HAD FOR A LONG TIME MADE TRADING VOYAGES FROM CARTHE EVERY YEAR IT CAME BACK BRINGING GREAT PROFIT TO THE OWNERS AND SHAREHOLDERS IN THIS WAY DADDY WAS ABLE TO EKE OUT HIS INCOME AND KEEP HIMSELF HIS WIFE AND DAUGHTERS COMFORTABLY CLOTHED WHILE ALL THE TIME THE TABLE WAS WELL SUPPLIED WITH GOOD FOOD NOR DID THEY EVER TURN FROM THEIR DOOR ANY ONE WHO ASKED FOR BREAD AND CHEESE BUT IN THE SAME MONTH OF THE BOY'S RETURN BAD NEWS CAME THAT THE GOOD SHIP HAD GONE DOWN IN A STORM ALL ABOARD HAD PERISHED AND THE CARGO WAS TOTALLY LOST IN THE DEEP SEA FAR FROM LAND IN FACT NO WORD EXCEPT THAT OF THE DIRE DISASTER HAD COME TO HAND
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