. Heroes of the dawn . tseemed to him that the little man had becometransformed into a very beautiful and giganticfigure, with a face that shone like the sun,and opalescent colours gleamed round music sounded again through the quietevening air, and Fionn saw that Cnu Deireoilwas still before him. But ever after thatFionn believed that the little harper was oneof the children of Dana, and that for somepurpose of his own he had chosen to showhimself to Fionn, and become one of his men. The next day the Fians returned to theirhome on the Hill of Allen, and Cnu Deireoilaccompanied them. N
. Heroes of the dawn . tseemed to him that the little man had becometransformed into a very beautiful and giganticfigure, with a face that shone like the sun,and opalescent colours gleamed round music sounded again through the quietevening air, and Fionn saw that Cnu Deireoilwas still before him. But ever after thatFionn believed that the little harper was oneof the children of Dana, and that for somepurpose of his own he had chosen to showhimself to Fionn, and become one of his men. The next day the Fians returned to theirhome on the Hill of Allen, and Cnu Deireoilaccompanied them. Nor would Fionn evermake any journey afterwards without hislittle harper, and in stormy weather, or whenCnu Deireoil grew tired, Fionn would pickhim up and carry him under his mantle; forthe chief of the Fians possessed a very nobleand kindly heart, and always showed a greatgentleness and courtesy to any one smallerand weaker than himself. Cnu Deireoil was a great wonder to thegiant warriors of Fionn, who had never seen. THE M\\ MM) I!I.(()MK TRANSFORMED INTO \ VERYBEAUTIFUL AND <.!<; \NTIC FK. THE FAERY HARPER 43 any one so small before; but when he playedthey did not remember his smallness, theylistened only to his music, for such sweetharping had never been heard by themhitherto. From every part of Ireland themusicians of the Fianna came to him to beinstructed, and he taught them gentle faerymelodies, and in the whole of Ireland therewere no minstrels, except those of the Fianna,who could play such music. Little Nut of Melody, said Fionn to himone day, you are far from your own people,and must often be very lonely. All my menhave wives but you, and my wish is to find afair and gentle woman for you. I do not want any wife at all, said thelittle man hastily. He was greatly alarmedlest Fionn should bestow on him one of thebig tall women of the Fianna. I can tell you where there is a woman ofhis own race who would keep loneliness awayfrom him, said one of the Fians.
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