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So one day, when he supposed no one was looking, he picked up one of the yellow balls and started off through the narrow dark passageway homeward. But no sooner was he back on the earth, and in the sunlight again, than he heard footsteps behind him. SO ONE DAY WHEN HE SUPPOSED NO ONE WAS LOOKING HE PICKED UP ONE OF THE YELLOW BALLS AND STARTED OFF THROUGH THE NARROW DARK PASSAGEWAY HOME BUT NO SOONER WHEN HE WAS BACK ON THE EARTH AND IN THE SUNLIGHT AGAIN THAN HE HEARD FOOTSTEPS BEHIND HIM
or he always kept his word. Many times did Elidyr visit his mother. By one road, or another, he made his way, keeping himself invisible all the time, until he got inside her cottage. He ran off, when anyone called in to pay a visit, or when he thought his daddy, or one of the monks was coming. He never saw any of these men. One day, in telling his mother of the fun and good times he had in fairyland, he spoke of the heavy yellow balls, with which he and the King's sons played, and how these rolled around. Before leaving home, this boy had never seen any gold, and did not know what it was, but his mother guessed that it was the precious metal, of which the coins called sovereigns, and worth five dollars apiece, were made. So she begged him to bring one of them back to her. This, Elidyr thought, would not be right; but after much argument, his parents being poor, and she telling him that, out of hundreds in the King's palace, one single ball would not be missed, he decided to please her.  THE LAD GO ALONE AND WHEN HE WOULD FOR HE ALWAYS KEPT HIS WORD MANY TIMES DID ELIDIR VISIT HIS MOTHER BY ONE ROAD OR ANOTHER HE MADE HIS WAY KEEPING HIMSELF INVISIBLE ALL THE TIME UNTIL HE GOT INSIDE HER COTTAGE HE RAN OFF WHEN ANYONE CALLED IN TO PAY A VISIT OR WHEN HE THOUGHT HIS DADDY OR ONE OF THE MONKS WAS COMING HE NEVER SAW ANY OF THESE MEN ONE DAY IN TELLING HIS MOTHER OF THE FUN AND GOOD TIMES HE HAD IN FAIRYLAND HE SPOKE OF THE HEAVY YELLOW BALLS WITH WHICH HE AND THE KING'S SON PLAYED AND HOW THESE ROLLED AROUND BEFORE LEAVING HOME THIS BOY HAD NEVER SEEN ANY GOLD AND DID NOT KNOW WHAT IT WAS BUT HIS MOTHER GUESSED THAT IT WAS PRECIOUS METAL OF WHICH THESE COINS CALLED SOVEREIGNS AND WORTH FIVE DOLLARS APIECE WERE MADE SO SHE BEGGED HIM TO BRING ONE OF THEM HOME TO HER THIS ELIDIR THOUGHT WOULD NOT BE RIGHT BUT AFTER MUCH ARGUMENT HIS PARENTS BEING POOR AND SHE TELLING HIM THAT OUT OF HUNDREDS IN THE KING'S PALACE ONE SINGLE BALL WOULD NOT BE MISSED HE DECIDED TO PLEASE HER
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