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Not much sleep did the boy get that night, and, before the sun was up, he was down by the lake side holding out his dough. There, hour after hour, neglecting the cows, he looked eagerly over the water, but nothing appeared, except ripples started by the breeze. NOT MUCH SLEEP DID THE BOY GET THAT NIGHT AND BEFORE THE SUN WAS UP HE WAS DOWN BY THE LAKESIDE HOLDING OUT HIS DOUGH THERE HOUR AFTER HOUR NEGLECTING THE COWS HE LOOKED EAGERLY OVER THE WATER BUT NOTHING APPEARED EXCEPT RIPPLES STARTED BY THE BREEZE
 come up close to the shore, to smell the sweet grass and flowers, which the cows like so much. Near one of these lakes dwelt a widow, with only one son, named Gwyn. One day he took his lunch of barley bread and cheese, and went out, as usual, to tend the cows. Soon he saw rising out of the water, to dress her long and luxuriant hair, the most beautiful lady he had ever seen. In her hand she held a golden comb, and was using the bright lake-surface as a mirror. At once Gwyn fell in love with her, and, like an unselfish lad, held out his refreshments--barley bread and cheese--all he had--bidding her to come and take. But though the lady glided toward him, while he still held out his hand, she shook her head, saying: O thou of the hard baked bread, It is not easy to catch me Sorry enough to miss such a prize, he hurried home to tell his mother. She, wondering also, whether fairies have teeth to chew, told him to take soft dough next time. Then, perhaps, the strange lady would come again. SAY THAT THESE LAKE MAIDENS LOVED TO COME UP CLOSE TO THE SHORE TO SMELL THE SWEET GRASS AND FLOWERS WHICH THE COWS LIKE SO MUCH NEAR ONE OF THESE LAKES DWELT A WIDOW WITH ONLY ONE SON NAMED GWEN ONE DAY HE TOOK HIS LUNCH OF BARLEY BREAD AND CHEESE AND HE WENT OUT AS USUAL TO TEND A COWS SOON HE SAW RISING OUT OF THE WATER TO DRESS HER LONG AND LUXURIANT HAIR THE MOST BEAUTIFUL LADY HE HAD EVER SEEN IN HER HAIR SHE HELD A GOLDEN COMB AND WAS USING THE BRIGHT LAKE SURFACE AS A MIRROR AT ONCE GWYNN FELL IN LOVE WITH HER AND LIKE AN UNSELFISH LAD HELD OUT HIS REFRESHMENTS BARLEY BREAD AND CHEESE ALL HE HAD BIDDING HER TO COME AND TAKE BUT THOUGH THE LADY GLIDED TOWARDS HIM WHILE HE STILL HELD OUT HIS HAND SHE SHOOK HER HEAD SAYING O THOU OF THE HARD BAKED BREAD IT IS NOT EASY TO CATCH ME SORRY ENOUGH TO MIDST SUCH A PRIZE HE HURRIED HOME TO TELL HIS MOTHER SHE WONDERING ALSO WHAT THE FAIRIES HAVE TEETH TO CHEW TOLD HIM TO TAKE SOFTO NEXT TIME THEN PERHAPS THE STRANGE LADY WOULD COME AGAIN
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