One Being has prepared it, Out of all creatures, By a tremendous blast, To wreak vengeance On Maelgwyn Gwynedd."And while he was thus singing his verse near the door, there camesuddenly a mighty storm of wind, so that the king and all his noblesthought the castle would fall on their heads. They saw that Taliessin hadnot merely been singing the song of the wind, but seemed to have power tocommand it. Then the king hastily ordered that Elphin should be broughtfrom his dungeon and placed before Taliessin, and the chains came loosefrom his feet, and he was set free.As they rode away from the court, the king and his courtiers rode withthem, and Taliessin bade Elphin propose a race with the king's horses.Four and twenty horses were chosen, and Taliessin got four and twentytwigs of holly which he had burnt black, and he ordered the youth who wasto ride Elphin's horse to let all the others set off before him, and badehim as he overtook each horse to strike him with a holly twig and throw itdown. Then he had him watch where his own horse should stumble and throwdown his cap at the place. The race being won, Taliessin brought hismaster to the spot where the cap lay; and put workmen to dig a hole there.When they had dug deeply enough they found a caldron full of gold, andTaliessin said, "Elphin, this is my payment to thee for having taken mefrom the water and reared me until now.
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