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When the time came that the king sought for one of the most beautiful maidens, who should hold his feet, Gwyd nominated to the prince's notice his sister Arianrod. WHEN THE TIME CAME THAT THE KING SOUGHT FOR ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL MAIDENS WHO SHOULD HOLD HIS FEET GWEN NOMINATED TO THE PRINCE'S NOTICE HIS SISTER AARONROD
n the forest. At the end of the year, they came back with a young pig. The king had the little animal changed into a human being, which, like every mother's child in that time, received baptism. Again the brothers were transformed into animal shape. This time, as wolves, and were driven out to the hills. At the end of a twelve months' period, they came back, three in number, for one was a cub. By this time, the penance of the naughty nephews was over, and they were now to be delivered from all magic spells. So their human nature was restored to them, but they must be washed thoroughly. In the first place, it took much hot water and lye, made from the wood ashes, and then a great deal of scrubbing, to make them presentable. Then they were anointed with sweet smelling oil, and the king ordered them to be arrayed in elegant apparel. They were appointed to hold honorable office at court, and from time to time to go out through the country, to call the officers to attend to public business. WINE AND DRIVEN OFF TO FIND THEIR FOOD IN THE FOREST AT THE END OF THE YEAR THEY CAME BACK WITH A YOUNG PIG THE KING HAD THAT LITTLE ANIMAL CHANGED INTO HUMAN BEING WHICH LIKE EVERY MOTHER'S CHILD AT THE TIME RECEIVED BAPTISM AGAIN THE BROTHERS WERE TRANSFORMED INTO ANIMAL SHAPE THIS TIME AS WOLVES AND WERE DRIVEN OUT TO THE HILLS AT THE END OF TWELVEMONTHS PERIOD THEY CAME BACK THREE IN NUMBER FOR ONE WAS A CUB BY THIS TIME THE PENANCE OF THE NAUGHTY NEPHEWS WAS OVER AND THEY WERE NOW TO BE DELIVERED FROM ALL MAGIC SPELLS SO THE HUMAN NATURE WAS RESTORED TO THEM BUT THEY MUST BE WASHED THOROUGHLY IN THE FIRST PLACE IT TOOK MUCH HOT WATER AND LYE MADE FROM THE WOOD ASHES AND THEN A GREAT DEAL OF SCRUBBING TO MAKE THEM PRESENTABLE THEN THEY WERE ANOINTED WITH A SWEET SMELLING OIL AND THE KING ORDERED THEM TO BE ARRAYED IN ELEGANT APPAREL THEY WERE APPOINTED TO HOLD HONOURABLE OFFICE AT COURT AND FROM TIME TO TIME GO OUT THROUGH THE COUNTRY AND CALL THE OFFICERS TO ATTEND PUBLIC BUSINESS
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