The Legend of The Lady of the Lake of Llyn-y-Fan Fach ...continued The Lord of Llyn y Fan Fach then warned the young man that should he strike the Lady of the Lake three times without just cause, she would return to the lake, bringing with her all her dowry and their descendants.  He and his second daughter then disappeared beneath the waters of the lake and the Lady called all manner of livestock to her from the depths of the water, counting in fives so that her one breath gained a fine selection of animals to take as her dowry. The couple went to live at a farm called Esgair Llaethdy (which means the dairy on the ridge or bank), which is about one mile from the village of Myddfai.  There they raised three sons, and the farm thrived due to the rich dowry of the Lady.  It seemed to the young man that his dreams had all come true and that he could wish for no more.  His father-in-law's warnings about striking his beautiful wife seemed irrelevant, for why would he ever want to hit his beautiful Lady of the Lake? After some years, the family attended a wedding.  To everyone's astonishment, the Lady began to weep loudly, and shouted that the newly-wed couple's troubles were just beginning. Shocked, her husband tapped her shoulder, and the Lady turned to him, saying that the first causeless blow had now been struck. He determined to be more careful, and their lives went on amicably enough for a few more years.   Their sons grew and the farm prospered. Then one day they went to the funeral of a neighbour in the village church.  To everyone's astonishment, the Lady began to laugh noisily and shout that there was no more trouble now for the dead woman.  Embarrassed and upset again, her husband tapped her shoulder, when she told him that he had now dealt the second causeless blow.   The final blow was struck in exasperation when, some time later, the family was preparing to go to market.  Her husband told the Lady to fetch her gloves while he fetched the pony and trap, but when he returned she was still standing in the same place and he tapped her shoulder to get her to move.  At this, she stared at him sadly for a moment, and then called to her the descendants of the oxen, sheep and goats which had been her dowry and headed off back to Llyn y Fan Fach.  Everything obeyed her summons, even the oxen with which her eldest son was ploughing a field.  The animals followed the Lady into the lake leaving no trace except the furrows made by the plough as the oxen pulled it into the depths of the water.