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-_- \- V^ V OLAS Tales of Ancient Greece Cp^Ju.\3(jlO^Vv Illustrated by Chris Price SCHOLASTIC INC. NewYork Toronto London Auckland Sydney MexicoCity NewDelhi HongKong GvJui3U|1SO;vv Nopartofthispublicationmaybe reproducedinwhole orinpart, orstored inaretrieval system, ortransmitted inanyformorbyanymeans, electronic, mechanical,photocopying, recording, orotherwise,withoutwrittenpermission ofthepublisher. Forinformationregardingpermission, writeto MA ElementBooksInc., 160NorthWashington Street, Boston, 02114. ISBN0-439-17599-2 Copyright© 1930EnidBlytonLimited. Coverillustration© 1998 byRosemaryWoods. Inside illustrations© 1998 byChris Price.Allrightsreserved. Publishedby Scholastic Inc., 555 Broadway,NewYork,NY 10012, byarrangementwith ElementBooksInc. SCHOLASTIC andassociatedlogosaretrademarksand/or registeredtrademarksofScholastic Inc. EnidBlyton's signature isatrademarkofEnidBlytonLimited. 12 11 109 8 76 12345/0 Printed intheU.S.A. 40 First Scholasticprinting,February2000 Themoralrightoftheauthorandillustratorhavebeenasserted. CoverdesignbyGabrielle Morton 1 Contents PANDORA AND THEWHISPERING BOX 1 PHAETON AND THE SUN-HORSES 8 PROSERPINA AND THE KING OF THE UNDERWORLD 16 THE MAIDEN OF THE LAUREL TREE 27 THE WATCHMAN WITH A HUNDRED EYES 3 THE STORY OF ECHO AND NARCISSUS 37 THE KING WITH THE GOLDEN TOUCH 42 THE STORY OF ORPHEUS AND EURYDICE 50 CLYTIE, THE SUNFLOWER MAIDEN ^7 THE STORY OF BAUCIS AND PHILEMON 61 THE STATUE THAT CAME TO LIFE 68 THE STORY OF HYACINTHUS 72 THE STORY OF CUPID AND PSYCHE 74 THE WINGS OF ICARUS 88 THE BOASTFUL SPINNER 93 ARION AND THE DOLPHIN 98 Pandora and the Whispering Box Long, long ago, when the world was new, and no pain or sorrow was known, Eplmetheus lived with his beautiful young wife Pandora. They dwelt in a house made of branches and leaves, for the sun shone always, and the wind was never cold. Everyone was happy. Merry voices came on the breeze, and laughter was heard everywhere. Epimetheus and Pandora were happiest of all, for they loved one another very dearly, and were never apart. One day, as they were dancing beneath the trees, they saw the god Mercury coming towards them. He carried awooden box on his shoulder, and looked tired and hot. "Ask him what he has in that box," said Pandora to Epimetheus. But Mercury would not tell them. "That is not for you to know," he answered. "Will you permit me to put my box in your dwelling and leave it there for a while? I have far to go, and the weight of it makes my steps slow. I will call for it on my way back." "We will take care of it for you," said Epimetheus. "Put it in a corner ofour house. It will be safe there." "Do not open it," said Mercury warningly. "You will never cease to regret it, ifyou do." "We shall not even look at it," said Epimetheus. "You TALES OFANCIENTGREECE
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