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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 

screeching   and   rumbling   out   of   his   immeasurable   lungs   in   that   one   cry。 

Away   it   went�察  �over   mountains   and   valleys�察  �and�察  �for   aught   I   know�察  �was 

heard on the other side of the African deserts。 

     As    for   the  Pygmies�察     �their  capital   city   was    laid  in  ruins   by   the 

concussion and vibration of the air�察�and�察�though there was uproar enough 

without their help�察 �they  all   set up   a  shriek out   of   three   millions   of   little 

throats�察�fancying�察�no doubt�察�that they swelled the Giant's bellow by at least 

ten times as much。 Meanwhile�察�Antaeus had scrambled upon his feet again�察�

and   pulled   his   pine   tree   out   of   the   earth�察  �and�察  �all   aflame   with   fury�察  �and 

more outrageously strong than ever�察�he ran at Hercules�察�and brought down 



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another blow。 

     ;This time�察�rascal�察─�shouted he�察 �you shall not escape me。; 

     But once more Hercules warded off the stroke with his club�察�and the 

Giant's   pine   tree   was   shattered   into   a   thousand   splinters�察  �most   of   which 

flew among the Pygmies�察�and did them more mischief than I like to think 

about。 Before Antaeus could get out of the way�察�Hercules let drive again�察�

and gave him another knock´ down blow�察�which sent him heels over head�察�

but served only to increase his already enormous and insufferable strength。 

As for his rage�察�there is no telling what a fiery furnace it had now got to be。 

His    one   eye   was   nothing    but   a  circle  of  red   flame。   Having     now    no 

weapons but his fists�察�he doubled them up ��each bigger than a hogshead���察�

smote one against the other�察�and danced up and down with absolute frenzy�察�

flourishing   his   immense   arms   about�察  �as   if   he   meant   not   merely   to   kill 

Hercules�察�but to smash the whole world to pieces。 

     ;Come on� ─�roared this thundering Giant。 ;Let me hit you but one box 

on the ear�察�and you'll never have the headache again。; 

     Now   Hercules   ��though   strong   enough�察  �as   you   already   know�察  �to   hold 

the sky up�� began to be sensible that he should never win the victory�察�if he 

kept on knocking Antaeus down�察�for�察�by and by�察�if he hit him such hard 

blows�察    �the  Giant   would     inevitably�察  �by   the  help   of  his   Mother    Earth�察�

become stronger than the mighty Hercules himself。 So�察�throwing down his 

club�察�with which he had fought so many dreadful battles�察�the hero stood 

ready to receive his antagonist with naked arms。 

     ;Step forward�察─  �cried he。  ;Since I've   broken your   pine tree�察 �we'll try 

which is the better man at a wrestling match。; 

     ;Aha� �then I'll soon satisfy you�察─�shouted the Giant�察�for�察�if there was 

one thing on which he prided himself more than another�察�it was his skill in 

wrestling。   ;Villain�察  �I'll   fling   you   where   you   can   never   pick   yourself   up 

again。; 

     On came Antaeus�察�hopping and capering with the scorching heat of his 

rage�察�and getting new vigor wherewith to wreak his passion�察�every time he 

hopped。 

     But Hercules�察�you must understand�察�was wiser than this numskull of a 

Giant�察 �and   had thought of   a   way  to   fight himhuge�察 �earth´born   monster 



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that he wasand to conquer him too�察�in spite of all that his Mother Earth 

could do for him。 Watching his opportunity�察�as the mad Giant made a rush 

at him�察�Hercules caught him round the middle with both hands�察�lifted him 

high into the air�察�and held him aloft overhead。 

     Just imagine it�察�my dear little friends。 What a spectacle it must have 

been�察�to see this monstrous fellow sprawling in the air�察�face downwards�察�

kicking out his long legs and wriggling his whole vast body�察�like a baby 

when its father holds it at arm's length towards the ceiling。 

     But the most wonderful thing was�察�that�察�as soon as Antaeus was fairly 

off the earth�察�he began to lose the vigor which he had gained by touching it。 

Hercules   very   soon   perceived   that   his   troublesome   enemy   was   growing 

weaker�察  �both   because   he   struggled   and   kicked   with   less   violence�察  �and 

because  the   thunder of   his   big   voice  subsided   into   a  grumble。 The   truth 

was that unless the Giant touched Mother Earth as often as once in five 

minutes�察�not only his overgrown strength�察�but the very breath of his life�察�

would depart from him。  Hercules had guessed this secret�察�and it may be 

well for us all to remember it�察�in case we should ever have to fight a battle 

with a fellow like Antaeus。 For these earth´born creatures are only difficult 

to   conquer   on   their   own   ground�察  �but   may   easily   be   managed   if   we   can 

contrive to lift them into a loftier and purer region。 So it proved with the 

poor Giant�察�whom I am really a little sorry for�察�notwithstanding his uncivil 

way of treating strangers who came to visit him。 

     When his strength and breath were quite gone�察�Hercules gave his huge 

body a   toss�察 �and   flung  it   about   a   mile   off�察 �where it   fell heavily�察 �and   lay 

with   no   more   motion   than   a   sand   hill。   It   was   too   late   for   the   Giant's 

Mother Earth to help him now�察�and I should not wonder if his ponderous 

bones were lying on the same spot to this very day�察�and were mistaken for 

those of an uncommonly large elephant。 

     But�察�alas me� �What a wailing did the poor little Pygmies set up when 

they    saw    their   enormous      brother    treated   in   this  terrible   manner�     �If 

Hercules   heard   their   shrieks�察  �however�察  �he   took   no   notice�察  �and   perhaps 

fancied   them   only   the   shrill�察  �plaintive   twittering   of   small   birds   that   had 

been    frightened     from   their   nests   by  the   uproar    of  the  battle   between 

himself and Antaeus。 Indeed�察�his thoughts had been so much taken up with 



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the Giant�察�that he had never once looked at the Pygmies�察�nor even knew 

that there was such a funny little nation in the world。 And now�察�as he had 

traveled a good way�察�and was also rather weary with his exertions in the 

fight�察�he spread out his  lion's   skin on the ground�察�and�察 �reclining   himself 

upon it�察�fell fast asleep。 

     As soon as the Pygmies saw Hercules preparing for a nap�察�they nodded 

their   little   heads   at   one   another�察  �and   winked   with   their   little   eyes。  And 

when his deep�察�regular breathing gave them notice that he was asleep�察�they 

assembled together in an immense crowd�察�spreading over a space of about 

twenty´seven feet square。 One of their most eloquent orators ��and a valiant 

warrior enough�察�besides�察�though hardly so good at any other weapon as he 

was   with   his   tongue��   climbed   upon   a   toadstool�察  �and�察  �from   that   elevated 

position�察  �addressed   the   multitude。   His   sentiments   were   pretty   much   as 

follows�察�or�察�at all events�察�something like this was probably the upshot of 

his speech�此�

     ;Tall Pygmies and mighty little men� �You and all of us have seen what 

a public   calamity  has   been brought   to pass�察 �and   what   an   insult has  here 

been offered to the majesty of our nation。 Yonder lies Antaeus�察�our great 

friend and brother�察�slain�察�within our territory�察�by a miscreant who took him 

at disadvantage�察�and fought him ��if fighting it can be called�� in a way that 

neither   man�察  �nor   Giant�察  �nor   Pygmy   ever   dreamed   of   fighting�察  �until   this 

hour。 And�察�adding a grievous contumely to the wrong already done us�察�the 

miscreant has now fallen asleep as quietly as if nothing were to be dreaded 

from our wrath� �It behooves you�察�fellow´countrymen�察�to consider in what 

aspect   we   shall   stand   before   the   world�察  �and   what   will   be   the   verdict   of 

impartial     history�察  �should    we   suffer    these   accumulated      outrages     to  go 

unavenged。 

     ;Antaeus was our brother�察�born of that same beloved parent to whom 

we   owe   the   thews   and   sinews�察  �as   well   as   the   courageous   hearts�察  �which 

made   him   proud   of   our   relationship。   He   was   our   faithful   ally�察  �and   fell 

fighting   as   much   for   our   national   rights   and   immunities   as   for   his   own 

personal ones。 We and our forefathers have dwelt in friendship with him�察�

and   held   affectionate   intercourse   as   man   to   man�察  �through   immemorial 

generations。 You remember how often our entire people have reposed in 



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his great shadow�察�and how our little ones have played at hide´and´seek in 

the tangles of his hair�察�and how his mighty footsteps have familiarly gone 

to and fro among us�察�and never trodden upon any of our toes。 And there 

lies   this  dear   brother   this  sweet    and   amiable    friendthis   brave    and 

faithful ally´this virtuous   Giantthis blameless   and excellent Antaeus 

dead� �Dead� �Silent� �Powerless� �A mere mountain of clay� �Forgive my tears� �

Nay�察�I behold your own。 Were we to drown the world with them�察�could the 

world blame us�拭�

     ;But to resume�此�Shall we�察�my countrymen�察�suffer this wicked stranger 

to depart unharmed�察�and triumph in his treacherous victory�察�among distant 

communities   of   the   earth�拭  �Shall   we   not   rather   compel   him   to   leave   his 

bones here on our soil�察�by 

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