sˈɪks nˈuː stˈoːɹiz kˈɑːnstɪtˌuːɾᵻd ðə fˈɜːst fˈaʊndlɪŋ kəlˈɛkʃən, pˈʌblɪʃt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti θɹˈiː ænd dˈɛdᵻkˌeɪɾᵻd tuː "fɹˈɛndz ʌv pɹaɪdˈeɪn, hˌuː pɹˈɑːmɪst tə ɹˈiːd mˈoːɹ ɪf aɪ wʊd ɹˈaɪt mˈoːɹ".
Six new stories constituted the first Foundling collection, published in 1973 and dedicated to "Friends of Prydain, who promised to read more if I would write more".