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“Believe me,” said the old man. As they walked, the farmer realised
“Beneath the tree where that stick that his companion was no ordinary
came from there are wonderful person. He dressed and spoke like
treasures. Enough to last you a a man of magic. He was a wizard!
lifetime! If you take me there, I’ll
show you how to get in and you When they reached the farmer’s
can help yourself.” land, they set off for the hazel tree.
The wizard dug around the roots
The farmer still didn’t believe the until he found a large flat stone.
stranger, but thought, “What harm He moved it and the farmer gasped
can it do to let him see the tree?” – there lay the entrance to a deep
So he invited the old man to join cavern. There were steps leading
him on his journey to Wales. down carved out of stone.
“Follow me,” said the wizard.
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