Once upon a time, there was an elephant.
One day, the elephant went in the forest in search of friends. First, he saw a monkey on a tree and he asked her to be his friend, but she said that he was too big and he couldn't swing from trees.
Then, the elephant met a rabbit and he asked also to him if he wanted to be his friend, but the rabbit replied that he was too big for playing with him.
After that, he met a fox and he asked to her the same thing, but she said, like the monkey and the rubbit, that he was too big.
One day, the elephant saw all the animals ran out of the forest and he asked to a bear what was happening. The bear replied that, in the forest, there was a tiger that wanted to eat all the animals.
So, the elephant went in the forest and said to the tiger that he had to go away, he kicked him and the tiger ran away.
At the end, all the animals said to the elephant that he was just the right size to be their friend!
Many years ago, in a castle in the county of Gwynedd, lived a prince called Llewelyn.
He loved his dog, that accompanied him everywhere. The prince had also a son, a swaddling babe whose mother had died in childbirth.
One day, Llewelyn and his men were preparing to go out hunting and the baby lay fast asleep in his cradle, that was covered with warm furs and Gelert stayed with the baby.
It was late when the prince returned home and he was tired, but as he entered the room he behed a terrible sight. Furniture lay upturned, tapestries had been ripped from their hangings and the baby’s cradle lay empty on the floor.
He looked down and he saw Gelert, so he killed the dog, thinking that he killed his son.
But, as the dog slumped to the ground, the prince heard a soft whimpering from behind the upturned cradle.
He picked up his son, alive, and he saw a huge wolf lying dead on the floor.
Then, he understood: Gelerts wanted to protect his son.
Gelert's body was buried outside the castle walls, close to the river.
The stone slab, inscribed with his name, still marks the grave and the village nearby still carries the name "Beddgelert" - Gelert's grave.
