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Then the King set the diggers to work. He promised a rich reward to those men of the pick and shovel who should dig the fastest and throw up the most dirt, so that the masons could, at the earliest moment, begin their part of the work. THEN THE KING SET THE DIGGERS TO WORK HE PROMISED A RICH REWARD TO THOSE MEN OF THE PICK AND SHOVEL WHO SHOULD DIG THE FASTEST AND THROW UP THE MOST DIRT SO THAT THE NATIONS COULD AT THE EARLIEST MOMENT BEGIN THEIR PART OF THE WORK
the country which was later called England, and into what they named the foreign or Welsh parts. Centuries afterwards, this land received the name of Wales. People in Europe spoke of Galatians, Wallachians, Belgians, Walloons, Alsatians, and others as "Welsh." They called the new fruit imported from Asia walnuts, but the names "Wales" and "Welsh" were unheard of until after the fifth century. The place chosen for the fortified city of the Cymry was among the mountains. From all over his realm, the King sent for masons and carpenters and collected the materials for building. Then, a solemn invocation was made to the gods by the Druid priests. These grand looking old men were robed in white, with long, snowy beards falling over their breasts, and they had milk-white oxen drawing their chariot. With a silver knife they cut the mistletoe from the tree-branch, hailing it as a sign of favor from God. Then with harp, music and song they dedicated the spot as a stronghold of the Cymric nation. YOND THE WESTERN BORDERS OF THE COUNTRY WHICH WAS LATER CALLED ENGLAND AND IN TAUGHT THEY NAMED THE FOREIGN OR WELSH PARTS CENTURIES AFTERWARDS THIS LAND RECEIVED THE NAME OF WALES PEOPLE IN EUROPE SPOKE OF GALATIANS WALLACEIANS BELGIANS BALLOONS ALSATIANS AND OTHERS AS WELSH THEY CALLED FOR NEW FRUIT IMPORTANT FROM ASIA WALNUTS BUT THE NAMES WHALES AND WELSH WERE UNHEARD OF UNTIL AFTER THE FIFTH CENTURY THE PLACE CHOSEN FOR THE FORTIFIED CITY OF THE COUNTRY WAS AMONG THE MOUNTAINS FROM ALL OVER HIS REALM THE KING SENT FOR MASONS AND CARPENTERS AND COLLECTED THE MATERIALS FOR BUILDING THEN A SOLEMN INVOCATION WAS MADE TO THE GODS BY THE DRUID PRIESTS THESE GRAND LOOKING OLD MEN WERE ROBED IN WHITE WITH LONG SNOWY BEARDS FALLING OVER THEIR BREASTS AND THEY HAD MILK WHITE OXEN DRAWING THEIR CHARIOT WITH A SILVER KNIFE THEY CUT THE MISTLETOE FROM THE TREE BRANCH HEALING IT AS A SIGN OF FAVOR FROM GOD THEN WITH HARP MUSIC AND SONG THEY DEDICATED THE SPOT AS A STRONGHOLD OF THE COMIC NATION
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