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Their descendants, in the thirty seventh generation, are proud of the grand exploit of their ancestors, while all the farmers honor his memory and bless the name of the lovely girl that put the monster asleep. THEIR DESCENDANTS IN THE THIRTY SEVENTH GENERATION ARE PROUD OF THE GRAND EXPLOIT OF THEIR ANCESTORS WHILE ALL THE FARMERS HONOR HIS MEMORY AND BLESS THE NAME OF THE LOVELY GIRL THAT PUT THE MONSTER ASLEEP
gularly as the tides. For miles over the mountains the sturdy oxen hauled the monster. The pass over which they toiled and strained so hard is still named the Pass of the Oxen's Slope. When going down hill, the work of dragging the Afang was easier. In a great hole in the ground, big enough to be a pond, they dumped the carcass of the Afang, and soon a little lake was formed. This uncanny bit of water is called "The Lake of the Green Well." It is considered dangerous for man or beast to go too near it. Birds do not like to fly over the surface, and when sheep tumble in, they sink to the bottom at once. If the bones of the Afang still lie at the bottom, they must have sunk down very deep, for the monster had no more power to get out, or to break the river banks. The farmers no longer cared anything about the creature, and they hardly every think of the old story, except when a sheep is lost. As for Gadern and his brave and lovely sweetheart, they were married and lived long and happily. N IT RISES AND FALLS AS REGULARLY AS THE TIDES FOR MILES OVER THE MOUNTAINS THE STURDY OXEN HAULED THE MONSTER THE PASS OVER WHICH THEY TOILED AND STRAINED SO HARD IS STILL NAMED THE PASS OF THE OXEN SLOPE WHEN GOING DOWN HILL THE WORK OF DRAGGING THE AFANG WAS EASIER IN A GREAT HOLE IN THE GROUND BIG ENOUGH TO BE A POND THEY DUMPED THE CARCASS OF THE AFHANG AND SOON A LITTLE LAKE WAS FORMED THIS UNCANNY BIT OF WATER IS CALLED THE LAKE OF THE GREEN WELL IT IS CONSIDERED DANGEROUS FOR MEN OR BEASTS TO GO TOO NEAR IT BIRDS DO NOT LIKE TO FLY OVER THE SURFACE AND WHEN SHEEP TUMBLE IN THEY SINK TO THE BOTTOM AT ONCE IF THE BONES OF THE AFANG STILL LIE AT THE BOTTOM THEY MUST HAVE SUNK DOWN VERY DEEP FOR THE MONSTER HAD NO MORE POWER TO GET OUT OR TO BREAK THE RIVER BANKS THE FARMERS NO LONGER CARED ANYTHING ABOUT THE CREATURE AND THEY ODDLY EVER THINK OF THE OLD STORY EXCEPT WHEN A SHEEP IS LOST AS FOR GADURNE AND HIS BRAVE AND LOVELY SWEETHEART THEY WERE MARRIED AND LIVED LONG AND HAPPILY
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