Evening star., 1928-01-26

| wilt see the dragons fighting in the
form of terrific animals. And at length
they will take the form of dragons IN
| the air. And. last Of ALL after wearying
themselves with fierce and furious llghl-
| ing, they will fall in the form OF Two
pigs upon the covering, and they VIII
| sink in, and the covering with them
and they will draw ii down to the very
bottom of the cauldron. And they will
drink up the whole of the mead; and
| after that they will sleep. Thcreupon
| do thou Immediately fold the covering
around them and bury them In the
| strongest place thou hast in thy dorin-
| ions. and hide them in the earth. And
! as long as they shall bide In that strong
place no plague shall come 10 the island
| of Britain from elsewhere.
The cause Of the third plague,
IlevelyS went on. lis a mighty man
Of magic who takes thy meat and they
drink and thy store of provisions. And
through illusions and charms he causes
every one to sleep. Therefore 1t is need
full for thee in thy own person TO watch
thy food and thy provisions. And lest
he should overcome thee with sleep
be there a cauldron of cold water by
thy side and when thou art oppressed
with sleep. plunge into the cauldron.
Then Lludd returned back unto his
land And Immediately he summoned
10 him the whole of his own race and
of the CoranianS. And as LlevelyS had
taught him, he bruised the insects in
water. the which he cast over them all
together and forthwith 1t destroyed the
whole tribe Of Coranians without hurt
10 any Of the BritonS.
And some tirle after this Lludd
caused the island 10 be measured in its
To- ifS ont wants ~ot
point he did exactly as LlevelyS had told
him. and was rid of the dragon that
had been causing the shrek in all the
hearts of his people.
Then King Lludd caused an exceeding
great banquet 10 be prepared. And
when it was ready. he placed vessel of
cold water by his side and he in his own
proper person watched it. And as he
abode thus clad with arms. about the
third watch of :ile night. 10, he heard
many surprising fasclnations and vari-
Gus songs, And drowsiness urged him
TO sleep. Upon this. lest he should be
hindered from his purposes and be over
come with sleep. he went often into the
cauldron of cold water
And at last. behold man of vast
size. clad in strong. heavy armor. came
in. bearing a hamper. And. as he was
the hamper. And he proceeded to go
forth with it.
And thereupon King Lludd went after
him and told him 10 stop. The man
instantly put down the hamper on the
floor and a fierce encounter was be-
tween them so that the glittering fire
few out from their arms. And at last
Lludd grappled with him and fate be-
slowed the victory on Lludd. And he
threw the plague TO the earth. And
after he had overcome him by strength
and might he besought his mercy,
How can I grant thee mercy" said
the king. after all the many injuries
and wrongs that thou hast done me?"
"All the losses that ever I have
caused thee" said he. II will make thee
atonement for. equal to what / have
taken. And / will never do the like
from this time forth. But thy faithful
vaSsal I will be-
And King Lludd accepted this and
freed him And the island of Britain
vas thus freed of the three plaques.