Welsh Fairy-Tales and Other Stories by Unknown
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"Oh, I'll settle his cows to-night!" said she, and they were taken
sick, and gave no milk that night. The fairy's daughter arrived at his croft-yard after the cows were taken ill, and she heard him say to his son, a bright lad: "It must be the old witch!" When she heard this, she sent him to the queen. So next day the fairy queen took six fairies and went to the croft, taking her blue pot of perfume. When she got there she asked the crofter if he would like his cows cured? "God bless you, yes!" he said. The queen made him bring a round table into the yard, whereon she placed the blue pot of perfume, and having lit it, as before, they formed in line and walked round thrice, chanting the words: "Round and round three times three, We have come to cure thee." Then she dipped the end of her wand into the perfume, and touched the cows on the forehead, saying to each one: "Be thou whole." Whereupon they jumped up cured. |
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