Diving into Mythology

Updated Version: The Turtles Who Helped Saint Gudwall Saint Gudwall lived on the Welsh coast in a cave. The coast is known for it's beautiful scenery and awful storms in the winter. Saint Gudwall and his people had made themselves at home in a nice cave where they felt they would be safe from anything that came their way. The cave had furniture, books, beds, and other essential things. One winter, a big storm rolled into the Welsh coast and the waves and surge started to get larger and larger. Saint Gudwall was aware that the waves were beginning to come into their cave more and more as the storm rolled in. Before they knew it a huge have came in and wiped everything out of the cave and let Saint Gudwall full of sand and sea water. He knew that climbing out of the cave was one of the only ways to stay alive. As they reached the top of the cave they realized they were on a cliff. Saint Gudwall and his pupils were scared, cold, and had no where to go or live; they had lost everyt...

The Fish Who Helped Saint Gudwall Source:  The Book of Saints and Friendly Beasts  by Abbie Farwell Brown (1900). Saint Gudwall lived on the Welsh coast which is known for its beautiful scenery in the summer and the terrible storms in the winter. Saint Gudwall and his pupils were looking for a place to live that would be safe for them and somewhere where Gudwall could live in peace. Finally, Gudwall found a cave to live in. The cave soon became homey with beds, furniture, books, and housekeeping. When winter rolled around a strong storm approached and before Gudwall knew it a huge wave rushed into his cave and tossed everything around. The waves did not stop and Gudwall and his pupils needed to get out of the gave to they started climbing to the top. When at the top of the cave, they were on a cliff. The cliff was safe but it was freezing and there was no way they could live on top of the cliff. Before they knew it they saw a brown thing rising out of the water. The fish ha...

Saint Comgall and the Mice Source: The Book of Saints and Friendly Beasts by Abbie Farwell Brown (1900). Although the title of this article is Saint Comgall and the Mice, it is actually about Saint Comgall and the Swans. I found this to be very interesting and I am sure there is a reason as to why it is titled this way. In the town of Bangor where the Irish Sea is at its thinnest, Saint Comgall built a monastery over thirteen hundred years ago. Saint Comgall had many pupils including friends and neighbors. One day Comgall and some of his pupils came across six swans that were swimming in the water. The pupils asked Comgall if they could coax the swans ashore and thinking that the swans would not come, Saint Comgall said yes. The pupils found crumbs of bread and threw them near the swans trying to get them to come ashore. The swans were smarter than that and did not come ashore because they did not know these beings who were messing with them. After watching this commotion for awh...