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Yet in the early ages, when human beings had not yet come into the land, the swamps and forests were full of very savage animals. There were bears and wolves by the thousand besides lions and the woolly rhinoceros, tigers, with terrible teeth like sabres. YET IN THE EARLY AGES WHEN HUMAN BEINGS HAD NOT YET COME INTO THE LAND THE SWAMPS AND THE FOREST WERE FULL OF VERY SAVAGE ANIMALS THERE WERE BEARS AND WOLVES BY THE THOUSANDS BESIDES LIONS AND THE WOOLLY RHINOCEROS TIGERS WITH TERRIBLE TEETH LIKE SABRES
 no," said Hugh, with a laugh. "I never in all my life have taken any one's left hand, and, beautiful as yours is, I won't break my habit by beginning now and here." Reluctantly, and as if in pain, the sick lady put out her hand. It was bandaged. The mystery was now cleared up. The two sisters were cats. By the help of bad fairies they had changed their forms and were the real robbers. Hugh seized the hand of the other sister and made a little cut in it, from which a few drops of blood flowed, but the spell was over. "Henceforth," said Hugh, "you are both harmless, and I trust you will both be honest women." And they were. From that day they were like other women, and kept one of the best of those inns--clean, tidy, comfortable and at modest prices--for which Wales is, or was, noted. Neither as cats with paws, nor landladies, with soaring bills, did they ever rob travelers again. IV HOW THE CYMRY LAND BECAME INHABITED In all Britain to-day, no wolf roams wild and the deer are all tame.  CHAPTER FOUR OF WELSH FAIRY TALES THIS IS A LIBERVOX RECORDING ALL LIBERVOX RECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIEBRAVOX DOT ORG RECORDING BY JACKIE CASTLE WELSH FAIRY TALES BY WILLIAM ELIOT GRIFFITH CHAPTER FOUR HOW THE KIMREE LAND BECAME INHABITED IN ALL BRITAIN TO DAY NO WOLF ROAMS WILD AND THE DEER ARE ALL TAME
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