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He found that some of his people had good voices and loved to sing. Others delighted in making poetry. HE FOUND THAT SOME OF HIS PEOPLE HAD GOOD VOICES AND LOVED TO SING OTHERS DELIGHTED IN MAKING POETRY
rched, they found the rock caves and hollow trees full of honey, which had accumulated for generations. Every once in a while the bears, that so like sweet things, found out the hiding place of the bees, and ate up the honey. The children were very happy in sucking the honey comb and the mothers made candles out of the beeswax. The new comers named the country Honey Island. The brave Cymry men had battles with the darker skinned people who were already there. When any one, young or old, died, their friends and relatives sat up all night guarding the body against wild beasts or savage men. This grew to be a settled custom and such a meeting was called a "wake." Everyone present did keep awake, and often in a very lively way. As the Cymry multiplied, they built many _don_, or towns. All over the land to-day are names ending in _don_ like London, or Croydon, showing where these villages were. But while occupied in things for the body, their great ruler did not neglect matters of the mind. GH SUGAR WAS NOT THEN KNOWN OR FOR A THOUSAND YEARS LATER THE FIRST THING THEY NOTICED WAS THE ENORMOUS NUMBER OF BEES WHEN THEY SEARCHED THEY FOUND THE ROCK CAVES AND HOLLOW TREES FULL OF HONEY WHICH HAD ACCUMULATED FOR GENERATIONS EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE THE BEARS THAT SO LIKE SWEET THINGS FOUND OUT THE HIDING PLACE OF THE BEES AND ATE UP ALL THE HONEY THE NEW COMERS NAMED THE COUNTRY HONEY ISLAND THE BRAVE KIMRE MEN HAD BATTLES WITH THE DARKER SKINNED PEOPLE WHO WERE ALREADY THERE WHEN ONE YOUNG OR OLD DIED THEIR FRIENDS AND RELATIVES SAT UP ALL NIGHT GUARDING THE BODY AGAINST WILD BEASTS OR SAVAGE MEN THIS GREW TO BE A SETTLED CUSTOM AND SUCH A MEETING WAS CALLED A WAKE EVERY ONE PRESENT DID KEEP AWAKE AND OFTEN IN A VERY LIVELY WAY AS THE KIMREE MULTIPLIED THEY BUILT MANY DAWN OR TOWNS ALL OVER THE LAND TO DAY ARE NAMES ENDING IN DAWN LIKE LONDON OR CROYDON SHOWING WHERE THOSE VILLAGES WERE BUT WHILE OCCUPIED IN THINGS FOR THE BODY THE GREAT RULER DID NOT NEGLECT MATTERS OF THE MIND
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