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Why�察 �he set off�察 �as swift as the wind�察 �straight down to the seashore�察�
scampered across the sand�察�took an airy leap�察�and plunged right in among
the foaming billows。 The white spray rose in a shower over him and little
Europa�察�and fell spattering down upon the water。
Then what a scream of terror did the poor child send forth� �The three
brothers screamed manfully�察�likewise�察�and ran to the shore as fast as their
legs would carry them�察 �with Cadmus at their head。 But it was too late。
When they reached the margin of the sand�察 �the treacherous animal was
already far away in the wide blue sea�察�with only his snowy head and tail
emerging�察 �and poor little Europa between them�察 �stretching out one hand
towards her dear brothers�察�while she grasped the bull's ivory horn with the
other。 And there stood Cadmus�察 �Phoenix�察 �and Cilix�察 �gazing at this sad
spectacle�察 �through their tears�察 �until they could no longer distinguish the
bull's snowy head from the white´capped billows that seemed to boil up
out of the sea's depths around him。 Nothing more was ever seen of the
white bullnothing more of the beautiful child。
This was a mournful story�察�as you may well think�察�for the three boys to
carry home to their parents。 King Agenor�察�their father�察�was the ruler of the
whole country�察 �but he loved his little daughter Europa better than his
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kingdom�察�or than all his other children�察�or than anything else in the world。
Therefore�察�when Cadmus and his two brothers came crying home�察�and told
him how that a white bull had carried off their sister�察�and swam with her
over the sea�察 �the king was quite beside himself with grief and rage。
Although it was now twilight�察�and fast growing dark�察�he bade them set out
instantly in search of her。
;Never shall you see my face again�察─�he cried�察 �unless you bring me
back my little Europa�察�to gladden me with her smiles and her pretty ways。
Begone�察�and enter my presence no more�察�till you come leading her by the
hand。;
As King Agenor said this�察 �his eyes flashed fire ��for he was a very
passionate king���察�and he looked so terribly angry that the poor boys did not
even venture to ask for their suppers�察�but slunk away out of the palace�察�and
only paused on the steps a moment to consult whither they should go first。
While they were standing there�察 �all in dismay�察 �their mother�察 �Queen
Telephassa ��who happened not to be by when they told the story to the
king���察�came hurrying after them�察�and said that she too would go in quest of
her daughter。
;O�察 �no�察 �mother� ─ �cried the boys。 ;The night is dark�察 �and there is no
knowing what troubles and perils we may meet with。;
;Alas� �my dear children�察─�answered poor Queen Telephassa�察�weeping
bitterly�察 �that is only another reason why I should go with you。 If I should
lose you�察�too�察�as well as my little Europa�察�what would become of me� ─�
;And let me go likewise� ─ �said their playfellow Thasus�察 �who came
running to join them。
Thasus was the son of a seafaring person in the neighborhood�察�he had
been brought up with the young princes�察�and was their intimate friend�察�and
loved Europa very much�察 �so they consented that he should accompany
them。 The whole party�察 �therefore�察 �set forth together。 Cadmus�察 �Phoenix�察�
Cilix�察�and Thasus clustered round Queen Telephassa�察�grasping her skirts�察�
and begging her to lean upon their shoulders whenever she felt weary。 In
this manner they went down the palace steps�察�and began a journey�察�which
turned out to be a great deal longer than they dreamed of。 The last that
they saw of King Agenor�察�he came to the door�察�with a servant holding a
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torch beside him�察�and called after them into the gathering darkness�此�
;Remember� �Never ascend these steps again without the child� ─�
;Never� ─�sobbed Queen Telephassa�察�and the three brothers and Thasus
answered�察 �Never� �Never� �Never� �Never� ─�
And they kept their word。 Year after year�察 �King Agenor sat in the
solitude of his beautiful palace�察 �listening in vain for their returning
footsteps�察�hoping to hear the familiar voice of the queen�察�and the cheerful
talk of his sons and their playfellow Thasus�察 �entering the door together�察�
and the sweet�察�childish accents of little Europa in the midst of them。 But so
long a time went by�察�that�察�at last�察�if they had really come�察�the king would
not have known that this was the voice of Telephassa�察 �and these the
younger voices that used to make such joyful echoes�察�when the children
were playing about the palace。 We must now leave King Agenor to sit on
his throne�察 �and must go along with Queen Telephassa�察 �and her four
youthful companions。
They went on and on�察 �and traveled a long way�察 �and passed over
mountains and rivers�察 �and sailed over seas。 Here�察 �and there�察 �and
everywhere�察 �they made continual inquiry if any person could tell them
what had become of Europa。 The rustic people�察�of whom they asked this
question�察 �paused a little while from their labors in the field�察 �and looked
very much surprised。 They thought it strange to behold a woman in the
garb of a queen ��for Telephassa in her haste had forgotten to take off her
crownand her royal robes���察 �roaming about the country�察 �with four lads
around her�察�on such an errand as this seemed to be。 But nobody could give
them any tidings of Europa�察 �nobody had seen a little girl dressed like a
princess�察�and mounted on a snow´ white bull�察�which galloped as swiftly as
the wind。
I cannot tell you how long Queen Telephassa�察�and Cadmus�察�Phoenix�察�
and Cilix�察 �her three sons�察 �and Thasus�察 �their playfellow�察 �went wandering
along the highways and bypaths�察�or through the pathless wildernesses of
the earth�察 �in this manner。 But certain it is�察�that�察 �before they reached any
place of rest�察�their splendid garments were quite worn out。 They all looked
very much travel´stained�察�and would have had the dust of many countries
on their shoes�察�if the streams�察�through which they waded�察�had not washed
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it all away。 When they had been gone a year�察�Telephassa threw away her
crown�察�because it chafed her forehead。
;It has given me many a headache�察─�said the poor queen�察 �and it cannot
cure my heartache。;
As fast as their princely robes got torn and tattered�察 �they exchanged
them for such mean attire as ordinary people wore。 By and by�察�they come
to have a wild and homeless aspect�察�so that you would much sooner have
taken them for a gypsy family than a queen and three princes�察�and a young
nobleman�察�who had once a palace for a home�察�and a train of servants to do
their bidding。 The four boys grew up to be tall young men�察�with sunburnt
faces。 Each of them girded on a sword�察�to defend themselves against the
perils of the way。 When the husbandmen�察 �at whose farmhouses they
sought hospitality�察�needed their assistance in the harvest field�察�they gave it
willingly�察 �and Queen Telephassa ��who had done no work in her palace�察�
save to braid silk threads with golden ones�� came behind them to bind the
sheaves。 If payment was offered�察�they shook their heads�察�and only asked
for tidings of Europa。
;There are bulls enough in my pasture�察─�the old farmers would reply�察�
;but I never heard of one like this you tell me of。 A snow´white bull with a
little princess on his back� �Ho� �ho� �I ask your pardon�察�good folks�察�but there
never such a sight seen hereabouts。;
At last�察�when his upper lip began to have the down on it�察�Phoenix grew
weary of rambling hither and thither to no purpose。 So one day�察�when they
happened to be passing through a pleasant and solitary tract of country�察�he
sat himself down on a heap of moss。
;I can go no farther�察─�said Phoenix。 ;It is a mere foolish waste of life�察�
to spend it as we do�察�always wandering up and down�察�and never coming to
any home at nightfall。 Our sister is lost�察 �and never will be found。 She
probably perished in the sea�察 �or�察 �to whatever shore the white bull may
have carried her�察�it is now so many years ago�察�that there would be neither
love nor acquaintance between us�察�should we meet again。 My father has
forbidden us to return to his palace�察�so I shall build me a hut of branches�察�
and dwell here。;
;Well�察�son Phoenix�察─�said Telephassa�察�sorrowfully�察 �you have grown to
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be a man�察�and must do as you judge best。 But�察�for my part�察�I will still go in
quest of my poor child。;
;And we three will go along with you� ─�cried Cadmus and Cilix�察�and
their faithful friend Thasus。
But�察�before setting out�察�they all helped Phoenix to build a habitation。
When completed�察�it was a sweet rural bower�察�roofed overhead with an arch
of living boughs。 Inside