User blog:Wisteria Dusk/The story of Gelert

Good day to all! I was browsing through my Wii videogames and suddenly remembered a sad story I read in a book my grandmother gave me years ago. Luckily, I found the book in the closet (even thought it's a bit old, it still looks good) and searched for the story. And it's still there! So... I thought it would be great to tell everybody about it. I hope that you enjoyed. Oh, and by the way! Sorry if there are any grammar errors, the book is entirely in Spanish, and I'll be translating it to English. You can also search online for pictures of what gelert was supposed to look. Many people think that he was an Irish Wolfhound (me included), even thought the story took place in Northen Wales. And yes, this story really happened.

Well, here it goes:

''Prince Llewelyn had a favorite dog that was named Gelert, a gift from his father-in-law, King John. Gelert was as gentle as a lamb in the household, but also was like a lion when it came to amushes. One day, Llewelyn went hunting and called for the dogs in front of the castle. All of the other dogs responded to the call, but Gelert didn't. Which is why Llewelyn called louder and yelled for Gelert by his name, but the dog never came. ''

''Prince Llewelyn couldn't keep waiting, so he went hunting without Gelert. He didn't hunt as much as normal because Gelert, the most quick and fearless dog, wasn't there. Prince Llewelyn returned to the castle feeling angry and when he got close to the gate, the first thing he saw was Gelert, who slowly walked towards his master to welcome him.''

''But when the dog finally managed to come close, the prince was surprised to see Gelert's lips and fangs dripping in blood. The dog laid down at Llewelyn's feet like he was surprised too, or like he was afraid of the way that his owner met him.''

''Prince Llewelyn had a year-old baby boy which played with Gelert frecuently. A terrible tought came across the prince's mind. He ran towards the baby's room. And, the more he got closer, the more he found blood splatters and mess on his way. He entered the baby's room and found the baby's crib on the floor and stained with blood. ''

''Prince Llewelyn still felt scared and searched all around for his son. He wasn't able to find him anywhere, he only saw evidence of a big battle in which a lot of blood was spilled.''

''Finally, he felt sure that his dog was the one who destroyed his son and yelling at Gelert, "Monster, you have devoured my child," he drew his sword and dug it on his dog's back. Gelert gave a loud howl of pain and fell to the floor, without taking his view out of his master. ''

''But when Gelert reached the high pitch of the howl that showed he was dying, a baby's cry from under the crib echoed across the room. There was where Llewelyn found his child, intact and waking up from his sleep.''

''And right next to him laid the body of a big wolf, which was torn into pieces and all stained in blood. Prince Llewelyn noticed that it was already too late for what happened while he was gone. Gelert stayed to take care of the baby, and he had fought and killed the wold that wanted to destroy the future king. ''

''Llewelyn fought in vain; he couldn't revive his loyal dog from the hands of death. So he buried him out of the castle's walls from where the peak of Snowdon could be seen, where everybody could see Gelert's grave. He lifted many rocks and placed them around this area. ''

And till this day and on, the place is called Beth Gelert, or Gelert's Grave.

There goes a picture of how Gelert might have looked like! Credit to Wikipedia for it.

All hail the scientific potato Munchkins! 17:05, June 6, 2015 (UTC)