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On this monster's head, were big ears, half way between those of a jackass and an elephant. ON THIS MONSTER'S HEAD WERE BIG EARS HALF WAY BETWEEN THOSE OF A JACKASS AND AN ELEPHANT
fell daily, were especially attractive. This was chiefly because of the many bright flowers growing there; while the yellow gorse and the pink heather made the hills look as lovely as a young girl's face. Besides this, the Cymric maidens were the prettiest ever, and the lads were all brave and healthy; while both of these knew how to sing often and well. Now there was a great monster named the Afang, that lived in a big bog, hidden among the high hills and inside of a dark, rough forest. This ugly creature had an iron-clad back and a long tail that could wrap itself around a mountain. It had four front legs, with big knees that were bent up like a grasshopper's, but were covered with scales like armor. These were as hard as steel, and bulged out at the thighs. Along its back, was a ridge of horns, like spines, and higher than an alligator's. Against such a tough hide, when the hunters shot their darts and hurled their javelins, these weapons fell down to the ground, like harmless pins. S IN WHICH THE TIDE ROSE AND FELL DAILY WERE ESPECIALLY ATTRACTIVE THIS WAS CHIEFLY BECAUSE OF THE MANY BRIGHT FLOWERS GROWING THERE WHILE THE YELLOW GORSE AND THE PINK HEATHER MADE THE HILLS LOOK AS LOVELY AS A YOUNG GIRL'S FACE BESIDES THIS THE COMIC MAIDENS WERE THE PRETTIEST EVER AND THE LADS WERE ALL BRAVE AND HEALTHY WHILE BOTH OF THESE KNEW HOW TO SING OFTEN AND WELL NOW THERE WAS A GREAT MONSTER NAMED A FANG THAT LIVED IN A BIG BOG HIDDEN AMONG THE HIGH HILLS AND INSIDE OF A DARK ROUGH FOREST THIS UGLY CREATURE HAD AN IRON CLAD BACK AND A LONG TAIL THAT COULD WRAP ITSELF AROUND A MOUNTAIN IT HAD FOUR FRONT LEGS WITH BIG KNEES THAT WERE BENT UP LIKE A GRASSHOPPER'S BUT WERE COVERED WITH SCALES LIKE ARMOUR THESE WERE AS HARD AS STEEL AND BULGED OUT AT THE THIGHS ALONG ITS BACK WAS A RIDGE OF HORNS LIKE SPINES AND HIGHER THAN AN ALLIGATOR'S AGAINST SUCH A TOUGH HIDE WHEN THE HUNTERS SHOT THEIR DARTS AND HURLED THEIR JAVELINS THESE WEAPONS FELL DOWN TO THE GROUND LIKE HARMLESS PINS
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