Next day they made a coffin, and had a regular funeral, the same as
if it were a human being; all the servants in deep mourning, and
everybody. They made him a grave, and the village was called after
the dog, Beth-Gelert--Gelert's Grave; and the prince planted a tree,
and put a gravestone of slate, though it was before the days of
quarries. And they are to be seen to this day.




ORIGIN OF THE WELSH.

Many years ago there lived several wild tribes round the King of
Persia's city, and the king's men were always annoying and harassing
them, exacting yearly a heavy tribute. Now these tribes, though very
brave in warfare, could not hold their own before the Persian army
when sent out against them, so that they paid their yearly tribute
grudgingly, but took revenge, whenever they could, upon travellers
to or from the city, robbing and killing them.

At last one of the tribesmen, a clever old chieftain, thought of a
cunning plan whereby to defeat the Persians, and free themselves
from the yearly tribute. And this was his scheme:

The wild wastes where these tribes lived were infested with large
birds called "Rohs", [Footnote: Pronounced softly.] which were very
destructive to human beings--devouring men, women, and children
greedily whenever they could catch them. Such a terror were they
that the tribes had to protect their village with high walls,