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In the Welsh story of Lludd and Llefelys, we hear how King Lludd (or Lud) of Britain was troubled by Coranyeidd (or Coranians), a kind of intrusive spirit who overheard whatever was said so that no secrets could be kept. He went to sea in the English Channel and tried to talk to his brother King Llefelys of France as their two boats met. Speaking through a talking horn or speaking trumpet, neither brother could understand the other very easily because Coranyeidd kept getting in the horn, so that the brothers heard insulting things about each other. Llefelys poured wine through the speaking horn and ejected the Coranyeidd who were blocking the tube. He advised his brother to take some special insects and crush them up, putting them into the water supply and this would rid Britain of the Coranyeidd. During the First World War, Gremlins were sighted over the English Channel. Perhaps this is a case of evolutionary progression over the ages, so that Coranyeidd have become Gremlins.