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Having arrived, they were entertained at a great feast, in the castle hall. There Pryderi sat on his throne chair, with his feet in a maiden's lap. The dinner over, Gwyd was asked to tell a story. HAVING ARRIVED THEY WERE ENTERTAINED AT A GREAT FEAST IN THE CASTLE HALL THERE PRIDARY SAT ON HIS THRONE CHAIR WITH HIS FEET IN THE MAIDEN'S LAP THE DINNER OVER GWYDD WAS ASKED TO TELL A STORY
ent to King Math, and begged for leave to go to Pryderi. In the king's name, he would ask from him the gift of a herd of swine of famous breed; which, in the quality of the pork they furnished, excelled all other pigs known. They were finer than any seen in the land, or ever heard of before. Their flesh was said to be sweeter, juicier, and more tender than the best beef. Even their manners were better than those of some men. In fact, these famous pigs were a present from the King of Fairyland. So highly were they prized, that King Math doubted much whether his nephew could get them at any price. In ancient Wales the bards and poet singers were welcomed, and trusted above all men; and this, whether in the palace or the cottage. So Gwyd, the brother of the love-sick one, in order to get the herd of surpassing swine, took ten companions, all young men and strong, dressed as bards, and pretending by their actions to be such. Then they all started out together to seek the palace of Pryderi.  HE PROMISED SO ONE DAY THE BROTHER WENT TO KING MATH AND BEGGED FOR LEAVE TO GO TO PRYDARY IN THE KING'S NAME HE WOULD ASK FROM HIM THE GIFT OF A HERD OF SWINE A FAMOUS BREED WHICH INEQUALITY OF PORK THEY FURNISHED EXCELLED ALL OTHER PIGS KNOWN THEY WERE FINER THAN ANY SEEN IN THE LAND OR EVER HEARD OF BEFORE THE FLESH WAS SAID TO BE SWEETER JUICIER AND MORE TENDER THAN THE BEST BEEF EVEN THEIR MANNERS WERE BETTER THAN THOSE OF SOME MEN IN FACT THESE FAMOUS PIGS WERE A PRESENT FROM THE KING OF FAIRYLAND SO HIGHLY WERE THEY PRIZED THAT KING MATH DOUBTED MUCH WHETHER HIS NEPHEW COULD GET THEM AT ANY PRICE IN ANCIENT WALES THE BARDS AND POET SINGERS WERE WELCOMED AND TRUSTED ABOVE ALL MEN AND THIS WHETHER IN THE PALACE OR IN THE COTTAGE SO GRED THE BROTHER OF THE LOVE SICK ONE IN ORDER TO GET THE HERD OF SURPASSING SWINE TOOK TEN COMPANIONS ALL YOUNG MEN AND STRONG DRESSED AS BARDS AND PRETENDING BY THEIR ACTIONS TO BE SUCH THEN THEY ALL STARTED OUT TOGETHER TO SEEK THE PALACE OF PRIDARY
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