Welsh Fairy Tale
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Many years ago the Welsh mountains were full of fairies.
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People used to go by moonlight to see them dancing, for they knew where they would dance by seeing green rings in the grass.
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There was an old man living in those days who used to frequent the fairs that were held across the mountains.
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One day he was crossing the mountains to a fair,
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and when he got to a lonely valley he sat down, for he was tired, and he dropped off to sleep, and his bag fell down by his side.
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When he was sound asleep the fairies came and carried him off, bag and all, and took him under the earth,
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and when he awoke he found himself in a great palace of gold, full of fairies dancing and singing.
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And they took him and showed him everything, the splendid gold rooms and gardens,
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and they kept dancing round him until he fell asleep.
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When he was asleep they carried him back to the same spot where they had found him,
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and when he awoke he thought he had been dreaming,
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so he looked for his bag, and got hold of it, but he could hardly lift it.
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When he opened it he found it was nearly filled with gold.
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He managed to pick it up, and turning round, he went home.
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When he got home, his wife Kaddy said,
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“What’s to do, why haven’t you been to the fair?”
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“I’ve got something here,” he said, and showed his wife the gold.
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“Why, where did you get that?”
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But he wouldn’t tell her.
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Since she was curious, like all women, she kept worrying him all night—
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for he’d put the money in a box under the bed—so he told her about the fairies.
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Next morning, when he awoke, he thought he’d go to the fair and buy a lot of things,
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and he went to the box to get some of the gold, but found it full of cockleshells.
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many years ago — преди много години
the Welsh mountains — уелските планини
were full of fairies — били пълни с феи
people used to go — хората ходели
by moonlight — на лунна светлина
to see them dancing — да ги гледат как танцуват
for they knew — защото познавали
where they would dance — къде ще танцуват те
by seeing — когато виждали
green rings — зелени пръстени
in the grass — в тревата
there was — имало
an old man — един старец
living in those days — живеещ по онова време
who used to frequent — който често посещавал
the fairs — панаирите
that were held — които се провеждали
across the mountains — из планините
one day — един ден
he was crossing — той прекосявал
the mountains — планините
to a fair — на път за един панаир
and when he got — и когато стигнал
to a lonely valley — до една самотна долина
he sat down — поседнал
for — тъй като
he was tired — бил изморен
and he — и той
dropped off to sleep — заспал
and his bag — а торбата му
fell down — паднала
by his side — отстрани
when he was — когато бил
sound asleep — дълбоко заспал
the fairies came — дошли феите
and carried him off — и го отвлекли
bag and all — заедно с торбата
and took him — и го отнесли
under the earth — под земята
and when he awoke — а когато се събудил
he found himself — той се намерил
in a great palace — в голям дворец
of gold — от злато
full of fairies — пълен с феи
dancing and singing — които танцували и пеели
and they took him — и те го повели
and showed him — и му показали
everything — всичко
the splendid — прекрасните
gold rooms — златни стаи
and gardens — и градини
and they kept dancing — и продължавали да танцуват
round him — около него
until he fell asleep — докато той заспал
when he was asleep — както спял
they carried him back — те го пренесли обратно
to the same spot — на същото място
where — където
they had found him — го били намерили
and when he awoke — и когато се събудил
he thought — той помислил
he had been dreaming — че е сънувал
so he looked for — така че потърсил
his bag — торбата си
and got hold of it — и я хванал
but he could hardly lift it — но едва могъл да я повдигне
when he opened it — когато я отворил
he found — открил
it was nearly filled — че е почти пълна
with gold — със злато
he managed — той успял
to pick it up — да я вдигне
and turning round — и като се обърнал назад
he went home — поел към дома си
when he got home — когато се прибрал вкъщи
his wife Kaddy said — жена му Кади казала
what's to do — какво става
why haven't you been — защо не си бил
to the fair — на панаира
I've got something — имам нещо
here — тук
he said — казал той
and showed his wife — и показал на жена си
the gold — златото
since — тъй като
she was curious — тя била любопитна
like all women — като всички жени
she kept worrying him — тя не го оставила на мира
all night — през цялата нощ
for he'd put — защото той бил сложил
the money — парите
in a box — в една кутия
under the bed — под леглото
so — така че
he told her — той й разказал
about the fairies — за феите
next morning — на следващата сутрин
when he awoke — когато се събудил
he thought — той мислел
he'd go — да отиде
to the fair — на панаира
and buy — и да купи
a lot of things — много неща
and he went — и отишъл
to the box — при кутията
to get — да вземе
some of the gold — малко жълтици
but found it — но я намерил
full of cockle-shells — пълна с черупки от миди
