Week 13: Reading Part A: Celtic Tales
- Lake known as Lyn y Van Vach
- Saw three maidens rise from lake
- Mortal beauty and offered bread to the woman
- Woman ran off, because she didn'l like hard bread
- Went back next day with with not as cooked bread
- Again the maiden said she didn't want this uncooked bread
- On the 3rd day, found floating bread, and offered to her
- She said if he could pick her out among her sisters, he could have her
- Offered cattle to her soon to be husband
- They had 3 children, bur at christening, was too far, told her to go on horse
- She needed her gloves, but she did not go on horse
- That was one mistake
- Another, while at a wedding, he tapped and asked why she was upset
- Husband was careful not to strike her
- At a funeral, he touched again
- The two were to become unmarried because he had strike her 3 times
- Cattle and herself went back to the lake
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