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Sat, 30 Aug 2008
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The Fairy Maid of Van Lake in the Black Mountains of Caermarthenshire
THE FAIRY MAID OF VAN
LAKE
A shepherd lad from Mothvey was tending his sheep
one afternoon beside Van Lake, in the Black
Mountains of Wales, when three fairy maids came out
of the water and began to play on the grass.
They were all beautiful, but the youngest was
the most beautiful and the shepherd fell madly in
love with
her.
He won her as his bride and
they were married at Mothvey
Church."Now mind," said his new
wife "if you ever strike me three times I will
return to the
lake.
The shepherd, told her that he
would never raise in hand to her and they lived
very happily and produced three beautiful
sons. However once when
the shepherd asked his wife
if she would go and fetch a horse for them to ride
to the christening,
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