There was once a young man who lived ? in a cave in the city on a farm with his mother.

He asked his mother if it was time for him to find a wife, 
but he had no one in mind. 

One day while he was sitting by Llyn y Fan, a beautiful young 
maiden appeared from the water, combing her ?short brown hairlong, dark hairlong blonde hair 
with a gold comb.

He tried to entice her to the shore by offering her ?a golden coina piece of his breada bag of peanuts, 
but she replied by saying

			'Too hard is your bread,
			Not with that I'll be fed'

He returned to the farmhouse, telling his mother about the meeting 
with the beautiful maiden. 
His mother prepared ?more breadsome meatmore fish tapas, but this time it was very soft. 

When he offered this to the beautiful maiden her reply was
			'Too soft is your bread,
			Not by that I'll be led'

Mum busied herself, baking ?more breadsome meatmore fish tapas, and this time it was 
perfect. 

The young man offered the bread to the Lady of the Lake, and this 
time her answer was:
			'True baked is your bread,
			And with that I'll be wed'

She plunged beneath the lake once again. The first to re-appear 
was the father followed by two ladies that ?sang hymnslooked exactly alikelooked very different.
'Make your choice' demanded the father, and fortunately, 
the young man chose the right one.
'Remember'  said the father 'that should you strike her ?heavilytwicethree times, 
then she will return to the lake'.

The beautiful maiden left the lake, bringing with her a number of 
healthy animals. They were soon married and had ?three strongtwo weakseven sickly, 
good looking sons. 

One day they were invited to a ?WeddingPartyChristening but she was taking a long 
time to get ready. 
Her husband pushed her in a friendly manner, telling her to hurry.
'Be careful' she said, ' for you have now struck me once'.

On another occasion they were invited to a ?WeddingPartyChristening. 

She cried and cried during the ceremony, and her husband 
tapped her lightly on the shoulder telling her that this was a happy 
occasion.
'You have now struck me twice' she said.

A few months later, they were at a ?WeddingfuneralChristening, and she burst out 
laughing in the middle of the service. 

He tapped her lightly on her arm to remind her that this was a sad 
occasion and that she shouldn't be laughing.

'I must now return to my family in the lake' she said, 'because you 
have now struck me three times.'

She called all her animals together, and ?disappeared into the lakewent off to Cardiffran into a cave.

 
Her husband was a very sad person, and decided to follow her 
into the depths of Llyn y Fan. 

The Lady of Llyn y Fan and her husband were never seen again.