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They enjoy being like the mountains, which stand; or the sea, that rolls; or the sun, that rises and sets every day and forever. THEY ENJOY BEING LIKE THE MOUNTAINS WHICH STAND OR THE SEA THAT ROLLS OR THE SUN THAT RISES AND SETS EVERY DAY AND FOREVER
s driven out of the tribe. However, some of the daughters of the cave men were so pretty and had such rosy cheeks, and lovely bodies, and beautiful, long hair, that quite often the Cymric youth fell in love with them. Many of the cave men's daughters were captured and became wives of the Cymry and mothers of children. In course of ages, their descendants helped to make the bright, witty, song-loving Welsh people. Now the fairies usually like things that are old, and they are very slow to alter the ancient customs, to which they have been used; for, in the fairy world, there is no measure of time, nor any clocks, watches, or bells to strike the hours, and no almanacs or calendars. The fairies cannot understand why ladies change the fashions so often, and the men their ways of doing things. They wonder why beards are fashionable at one time; then, moustaches long or short, at another; or smooth faces when razors are cheap. Most fairies like to keep on doing the same thing in the old way. EVEN AS A TRAITOR AND WAS DRIVEN OUT OF THE TRIBE HOWEVER SOME OF THE DAUGHTERS OF THE CAVE MEN WERE SO PRETTY AND HAD SUCH ROSY CHEEKS AND LOVELY BODIES AND BEAUTIFUL LONG HAIR THAT QUITE OFTEN THE CUMRICK YOUTH FELL IN LOVE WITH THEM MANY OF THE CAVE MEN'S DAUGHTERS WERE CAPTURED AND BECAME WIVES OF THE COUNTRY AND MOTHERS OF THE CHILDREN IN COURSE OF AGES THEIR DESCENDANTS HELPED TO MAKE THE BRIGHT WITTY SONG LIVING WELSH PEOPLE NOW THE FAIRIES USUALLY LIKE THINGS THAT ARE OLD AND THEY ARE VERY SLOW TO ALTER THE ANCIENT CUSTOMS TO WHICH THEY HAVE BEEN USED FOR IN THE FAIRY WORLD THERE IS NO MEASURE OF TIME NOR ANY CLOCKS WATCHES OR BELLS TO STRIKE THE HOURS AND NO ALMANACKS OR CALENDARS THE FAIRIES CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHY LADIES CHANGE THE FASHION SO OFTEN AND THE MEN THEIR WAYS OF DOING THINGS THEY WONDER WHY BEARDS ARE FASHIONABLE AT ONE TIME THEN MUSTACHES LONG OR SHORT AT ANOTHER OR SMOOTH FACES WHEN RAISES ARE CHEAP MOST FAIRIES LIKE TO KEEP ON DOING THE SAME THING IN THE OLD WAY
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