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According to legend, in the 13th century Llewelyn , prince of North Wales, lived in a palace with his wife, a baby son and his dogs. Gelert was the bravest and the strongest of all his dogs. One day the prince, his wife, his friends went hunting and the dog stayed in the palace to guard the baby.
When they came home, Gelert met them outside the palace. His mouth was in blood. Horrified, the prince and his wife ran into the palace and hurried to the baby’s room. The room was covered in blood and there was no baby in his bed. “Where’s my son?” cried Prince Llewelyn’s wife. “What happened to our baby son?”
The prince looked at the blood-stained dog and shouted angrily: “You evil dog! You have killed my son!” And with these words he took his sword and plunged (вонзить) it into the animal. Gelert fell onto the floor near the baby’s bed and, after his last look at his master, died.
For a while, it was very quiet. Suddenly they heard a baby crying in the room next door. They ran into the room and saw their baby son, safe and sound. They also found the body of a huge wolf lying on the floor in another room. And at that moment Prince Llewelyn realised1 his terrible mistake. While they were hunting, the loyal dog fought the wolf that was much bigger and stronger than him and saved the baby. Gelert wasn’t a killer, he was a hero! The prince fell on his knees over the dog’s body and started crying: “What have I done? Gelert, you are my loyal friend!”
The prince told his men to bury (хоронить) the dog in the field near the palace. A stone was placed there and everyone who was walking past knew the story of Gelert. After that Prince Llewelyn never smiled again.
A lot of time has passed. Towns, villages and roads cover the area where Prince Llewelyn hunted. One of these villages is called Beddgelert, which in Welsh means “grave (могила) of Gelert”. You can find this name on the map of Wales not far from Mount Snowdon. If you follow the footpath along the banks of the Glaslyn River to the south of the village Beddgelert in Wales, you will see a stone monument in the field. It’s the monument to Gelert, the loyal dog of Prince Llewelyn the Great.
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