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Prince Llywelyn was gifted a greyhound by his
father-in-law
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The greyhound was named Gelert, and he was by
far the prince’s most favorite hound
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The prince praised Gelert for being gentle at
home and a fierce beast out in the hunt
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One day, the prince was going to go out on a
hunt
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He blew his horn in front of the castle and
expected Gelert to come running, but he never did
o
The chase had to continue without him
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That day, the prince did not enjoy the hunt as
much because it was not fruitful
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The prince returned to the castle, and Gelert
came up to him to greet him
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The prince noticed all of the gore and blood that
covered Gelert
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The prince thought that Gelert was acting
guilty, and so the prince immediately thought of his two year old son, who often
played with Gelert
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Upon entering his son’s room, the prince noticed
all of the blood everywhere, and he also saw that his son’s cradle was
overturned
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The prince called and searched for his son, but
he heard and found nothing
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He immediately concluded that Gelert had killed
his son, and shouted, “Hell-hound, thou hast devoured my child”
o
The prince then plunged his sword into Gelert
and killed him
·
As Gelert made his last dying sound, the prince’s
son responsed
·
The prince found his son to be entirely healthy,
and then he noticed the body of a great wolf that Gelert had killed
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After he realized what had occurred, the prince
wept and had a tomb built over Gelert bones
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The prince also couldn’t bear the thought of
hunting again, and so he hung his horn and hunting spear at Gelert’s grave
Bibliography: This story can be found here. Story source: The Welsh Fairy Book by W. Jenkyn Thomas with illustrations by Willy Pogány (1908).
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