The Muryan's (note 1) Bank
The ant is called by the peasantry a Muryan. Believing that they are the Small
People in their state of decay from off the earth, it is deemed most unlucky
to destroy a colony of ants. If you place a piece of tin in a bank of Muryans
at a certain age of the moon, it will be turned into silver.
Note 1: Murrian, Welsh, "Crig-murrian", the hill of
ants.
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