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The Mabinogion by Anonymous
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Said Arthur, "Which of the marvels will it be best for us now to seek
first?" "It will be best to seek for the two cubs of Gast Rhymhi."
"Is it known," asked Arthur, "where she is?" "She is in Aber Deu
Cleddyf," said one. Then Arthur went to the house of Tringad, in
Aber Cleddyf, and he inquired of him whether he had heard of her
there. "In what form may she be?" "She is in the form of a she-
wolf," said he; "and with her there are two cubs." "She has often
slain my herds, and she is there below in a cave in Aber Cleddyf."

So Arthur went in his ship Prydwen by sea, and the others went by
land, to hunt her. And they surrounded her and her two cubs, and God
did change them again for Arthur into their own form. And the host
of Arthur dispersed themselves into parties of one and two.


On a certain day, as Gwythyr the son of Greidawl was walking over a
mountain, he heard a wailing and a grievous cry. And when he heard
it, he sprang forward, and went towards it. And when he came there,
he drew his sword, and smote off an ant-hill close to the earth,
whereby it escaped being burned in the fire. And the ants said to
him, "Receive from us the blessing of Heaven, and that which no man
can give we will give thee." Then they fetched the nine bushels of
flax-seed which Yspaddaden Penkawr had required of Kilhwch, and they
brought the full measure without lacking any, except one flax-seed,
and that the lame pismire brought in before night.


As Kai and Bedwyr sat on a beacon carn on the summit of Plinlimmon,
in the highest wind that ever was in the world, they looked around
them, and saw a great smoke towards the south, afar off, which did
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