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boundaries of another part�察�and he was taking whatever comfort he could
get�察�while the Pygmies scrambled over him�察�and peeped into his cavernous
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mouth�察 �and played among his hair。 Sometimes�察 �for a minute or two�察�the
Giant dropped asleep�察�and snored like the rush of a whirlwind。 During one
of these little bits of slumber�察�a Pygmy chanced to climb upon his shoulder�察�
and took a view around the horizon�察�as from the summit of a hill�察�and he
beheld something�察�a long way off�察�which made him rub the bright specks
of his eyes�察 �and look sharper than before。 At first he mistook it for a
mountain�察�and wondered how it had grown up so suddenly out of the earth。
But soon he saw the mountain move。 As it came nearer and nearer�察�what
should it turn out to be but a human shape�察�not so big as Antaeus�察�it is true�察�
although a very enormous figure�察�in comparison with Pygmies�察�and a vast
deal bigger than the men we see nowadays。
When the Pygmy was quite satisfied that his eyes had not deceived
him�察�he scampered�察�as fast as his legs would carry him�察�to the Giant's ear�察�
and stooping over its cavity�察�shouted lustily into it�此�
;Halloo�察�brother Antaeus� �Get up this minute�察�and take your pine´tree
walking stick in your hand。 Here comes another Giant to have a tussle
with you。;
;Poh�察 �poh� ─ �grumbled Antaeus�察 �only half awake。 ;None of your
nonsense�察�my little fellow� �Don't you see I'm sleepy�拭�There is not a Giant
on earth for whom I would take the trouble to get up。;
But the Pygmy looked again�察�and now perceived that the stranger was
coming directly towards the prostrate form of Antaeus。 With every step�察�he
looked less like a blue mountain�察�and more like an immensely large man。
He was soon so nigh�察�that there could be no possible mistake about the
matter。 There he was�察 �with the sun flaming on his golden helmet�察 �and
flashing from his polished breastplate�察�he had a sword by his side�察�and a
lion's skin over his back�察�and on his right shoulder he carried a club�察�which
looked bulkier and heavier than the pine´tree walking stick of Antaeus。
By this time�察 �the whole nation of the Pygmies had seen the new
wonder�察�and a million of them set up a shout all together�察�so that it really
made quite an audible squeak。
;Get up�察 �Antaeus� �Bestir yourself�察 �you lazy old Giant� �Here comes
another Giant�察�as strong as you are�察�to fight with you。;
;Nonsense�察�nonsense� ─�growled the sleepy Giant。 ;I'll have my nap out�察�
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come who may。;
Still the stranger drew nearer�察 �and now the Pygmies could plainly
discern that�察�if his stature were less lofty than the Giant's�察�yet his shoulders
were even broader。 And�察�in truth�察�what a pair of shoulders they must have
been� �As I told you�察 �a long while ago�察 �they once upheld the sky。 The
Pygmies�察�being ten times as vivacious as their great numskull of a brother�察�
could not abide the Giant's slow movements�察�and were determined to have
him on his feet。 So they kept shouting to him�察�and even went so far as to
prick him with their swords。
;Get up�察 �get up�察 �get up�察─ �they cried。 ;Up with you�察 �lazy bones� �The
strange Giant's club is bigger than your own�察�his shoulders are the broadest�察�
and we think him the stronger of the two。;
Antaeus could not endure to have it said that any mortal was half so
mighty as himself。 This latter remark of the Pygmies pricked him deeper
than their swords�察�and�察�sitting up�察�in rather a sulky humor�察�he gave a gape
of several yards wide�察�rubbed his eyes�察�and finally turned his stupid head
in the direction whither his little friends were eagerly pointing。
No sooner did he set eyes on the stranger�察�than�察�leaping on his feet�察�and
seizing his walking stick�察 �he strode a mile or two to meet him�察 �all the
while brandishing the sturdy pine tree�察�so that it whistled through the air。
;Who are you�拭─ �thundered the Giant。 ;And what do you want in my
dominions�拭─�
There was one strange thing about Antaeus�察�of which I have not yet
told you�察�lest�察�hearing of so many wonders all in a lump�察�you might not
believe much more than half of them。 You are to know�察 �then�察 �that
whenever this redoubtable Giant touched the ground�察�either with his hand�察�
his foot�察�or any other part of his body�察�he grew stronger than ever he had
been before。 The Earth�察�you remember�察�was his mother�察�and was very fond
of him�察�as being almost the biggest of her children�察�and so she took this
method of keeping him always in full vigor。 Some persons affirm that he
grew ten times stronger at every touch�察�others say that it was only twice as
strong。 But only think of it� �Whenever Antaeus took a walk�察�supposing it
were but ten miles�察�and that he stepped a hundred yards at a stride�察�you
may try to cipher out how much mightier he was�察�on sitting down again�察�
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than when he first started。 And whenever he flung himself on the earth to
take a little repose�察�even if he got up the very next instant�察�he would be as
strong as exactly ten just such giants as his former self。 It was well for the
world that Antaeus happened to be of a sluggish disposition and liked ease
better than exercise�察 �for�察 �if he had frisked about like the Pygmies�察 �and
touched the earth as often as they did�察�he would long ago have been strong
enough to pull down the sky about people's ears。 But these great lubberly
fellows resemble mountains�察�not only in bulk�察�but in their disinclination to
move。
Any other mortal man�察 �except the very one whom Antaeus had now
encountered�察 �would have been half frightened to death by the Giant's
ferocious aspect and terrible voice。 But the stranger did not seem at all
disturbed。 He carelessly lifted his club�察 �and balanced it in his hand�察�
measuring Antaeus with his eye�察 �from head to foot�察 �not as if wonder´
smitten at his stature�察�but as if he had seen a great many Giants before�察�and
this was by no means the biggest of them。 In fact�察�if the Giant had been no
bigger than the Pygmies ��who stood pricking up their ears�察 �and looking
and listening to what was going forward���察�the stranger could not have been
less afraid of him。
;Who are you�察�I say�拭─�roared Antaeus again。 ;What's your name�拭�Why
do you come hither�拭�Speak�察�you vagabond�察�or I'll try the thickness of your
skull with my walking´stick� ─�
;You are a very discourteous Giant�察─ �answered the stranger quietly�察�
;and I shall probably have to teach you a little civility�察�before we part。 As
for my name�察�it is Hercules。 I have come hither because this is my most
convenient road to the garden of the Hesperides�察�whither I am going to get
three of the golden apples for King Eurystheus。;
;Caitiff�察 �you shall go no farther� ─ �bellowed Antaeus�察 �putting on a
grimmer look than before�察�for he had heard of the mighty Hercules�察�and
hated him because he was said to be so strong。; Neither shall you go back
whence you came� ─�
;How will you prevent me�察─ �asked Hercules�察 �from going whither I
please�拭─�
;By hitting you a rap with this pine tree here�察─ �shouted Antaeus�察�
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scowling so that he made himself the ugliest monster in Africa。 ;I am fifty
times stronger than you�察�and now that I stamp my foot upon the ground�察�I
am five hundred times stronger� �I am ashamed to kill such a puny little
dwarf as you seem to be。 I will make a slave of you�察�and you shall likewise
be the slave of my brethren here�察�the Pygmies。 So throw down your club
and your other weapons�察�and as for that lion's skin�察�I intend to have a pair
of gloves made of it。;
;Come and take it off my shoulders�察�then�察─�answered Hercules�察�lifting
his club。
Then the Giant�察 �grinning with rage�察 �strode tower´like towards the
stranger ��ten times strengthened at every step���察 �and fetched a monstrous
blow at him with his pine tree�察�which Hercules caught upon his club�察�and
being more skilful than Antaeus�察 �he paid him back such a rap upon the
sconce�察�that down tumbled the great lumbering man´mountain�察�flat upon
the ground。 The poor little Pygmies ��who really never dreamed that
anybody in the world was half so strong as their brother Antaeus�� were a
good deal dismayed at this。 But no sooner was the Giant down�察�than up he
bounced again�察 �with tenfold might�察 �and such a furious visage as was
horrible to behold。 He aimed another blow at Hercules�察�but struck awry�察�
being blinded with wrath�察 �and only hit his poor innocent Mother Earth�察�
who groaned and trembled at the stroke。 His pine tree went so deep into
the ground�察�and stuck there so fast�察�that�察�before Antaeus could get it out�察�
Hercules brought down his club across his shoulders with a mighty thwack�察�
which made the Giant roar as if ali sorts of intolerable noises had come
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