The Wild Swans

The Wild Swans is a re-telling of the ancient Irish myth of King Lir and his four children.  
Many years ago in ancient Ireland, lived a King and ruler of the sea called Lir. He had a beautiful wife, named Eva, who gave him four children.
When the children were young, their mother died. Lir and the children were very sad, and King wanted a new mother for his young sons and daughter, so he married Eva’s sister Aoife, who it was said, possessed magical powers.  His new wife soon became very jealous of the time King Lir spent with his children.  She wanted to have all of his attention for herself. One day, she took the children to swim in a lake while the sun was hot in the sky. When they got there, the children took to the water and Aoife used her powers to cast a spell over the children, which would turn them all into beautiful swans for 900 years. These four swans could sing beautiful songs and were able to tell their father what had happened to them. Although saddened by his children’s fate, Lir remained a good father and spent his days faithfully by the lake listening to their singing. 
Glass used: Bullseye Peacock Blue 2176, Oceanside continuous ribbon BR 308