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Safely outside the cave, the wizard                                     enemies of Wales and rule the British

                replaced the stone and said to the                                      Isles in peace.”

                farmer, “If you are wise, you have


                enough riches there to last you a

                lifetime, but if you fall on hard times,                                The wizard went on his way after


                you may visit the cave once more.                                       entrusting the farmer with his secret.

                If you accidentally hit the bell again,                                 The farmer kept it dutifully. He didn’t


                say exactly what I said and the                                         tell a soul how he suddenly came to

                warriors will go back to sleep.”                                        live so well – not even his family.



                “Who are they?” asked the farmer.                                       But he wasn’t wise and he lived a little


                                                                                        too well. He ran out of gold after a few
                “You have just visited the resting place

                of King Arthur and the Knights of the                                   years and decided to visit the cave.

                Round Table. They are waiting for the                                   As before, he was greedy, loading his


                next great battle. When the bell rings,                                 pockets and arms with so much gold,

                they will rise again and overthrow the                                  he could hardly walk.
































































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