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mother。 The five old soldiers of the dragon's teeth grew very fond of these 

small   urchins�察  �and   were   never   weary   of   showing   them   how   to   shoulder 

sticks�察  �flourish   wooden   swords�察  �and   march   in   military   order�察  �blowing   a 

penny trumpet�察�or beating an abominable rub´a´dub upon a little drum。 

     But King Cadmus�察�lest there should be too much of the dragon's tooth 

in   his   children's   disposition�察  �used   to   find   time   from  his   kingly   duties   to 

teach them their A B Cwhich he invented for their benefit�察�and for which 

many   little   people�察  �I   am   afraid�察  �are   not   half   so   grateful   to   him   as   they 

ought to be。 



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                         CIRCE'S PALACE。 



     Some of you have heard�察�no doubt�察�of the wise King Ulysses�察�and how 

he went to the siege of Troy�察�and how�察�after that famous city was taken and 

burned�察�he spent ten long years in trying to get back again to his own little 

kingdom   of   Ithaca。 At   one   time   in   the   course   of   this   weary   voyage�察  �he 

arrived at an island that looked very green and pleasant�察�but the name of 

which was unknown to him。 For�察�only a little while before he came thither�察�

he had met with a terrible hurricane�察�or rather a great many hurricanes at 

once�察�which drove his fleet of vessels into a strange part of the sea�察�where 

neither himself nor any  of his mariners had   ever sailed。 This   misfortune 

was entirely  owing to the   foolish   curiosity  of   his   shipmates�察 �who�察 �while 

Ulysses   lay  asleep�察  �had   untied   some   very  bulky  leathern   bags�察  �in   which 

they  supposed   a   valuable   treasure   to   be   concealed。   But   in   each   of   these 

stout bags�察�King Aeolus�察�the ruler of the winds�察�had tied up a tempest�察�and 

had    given    it  to  Ulysses   to  keep    in  order   that  he   might    be  sure   of  a 

favorable      passage     homeward       to   Ithaca�察  �and    when    the   strings    were 

loosened�察�forth rushed the whistling blasts�察�like air out of a blown bladder�察�

whitening the sea with foam�察�and scattering the vessels nobody could tell 

whither。 

     Immediately   after   escaping   from   this   peril�察  �a   still   greater   one    had 

befallen him。 Scudding before the hurricane�察�he reached a place�察�which�察�as 

he    afterwards    found�察   �was    called   Laestrygonia�察    �where     some    monstrous 

giants had eaten up many of his companions�察�and had sunk every one of 

his   vessels�察   �except   that   in  which    he   himself    sailed�察 �by   flinging    great 

masses     of   rock   at  them�察  �from    the  cliffs  along    the  shore。   After    going 

through such troubles as these�察�you cannot wonder that King Ulysses was 

glad to moor his tempest´beaten bark in a quiet cove of the green island�察�

which   I   began   with   telling   you   about。   But   he   had   encountered   so   many 

dangers from giants�察�and one´eyed Cyclops�察�and monsters of the sea and 

land�察�that he could not help dreading some mischief�察�even in this pleasant 

and   seemingly   solitary   spot。   For   two   days�察  �therefore�察  �the   poor   weather´ 

worn   voyagers   kept   quiet�察  �and   either   staid   on   board   of   their   vessel�察  �or 

merely  crept   along   under   the   cliffs   that   bordered   the   shore�察  �and   to   keep 



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themselves   alive�察  �they  dug shellfish   out   of   the   sand�察  �and sought   for   any 

little rill of fresh water that might be running towards the sea。 

     Before the two days were spent�察�they grew very weary of this kind of 

life�察  �for   the   followers   of   King   Ulysses�察  �as   you   will   find   it   important   to 

remember�察�were terrible gormandizers�察�and pretty sure to grumble if they 

missed their regulars meals�察�and their irregular ones besides。 Their stock 

of   provisions   was   quite   exhausted�察  �and   even   the   shellfish   began   to   get 

scarce�察  �so   that    they   had   now   to   choose     between   starving       to   death  or 

venturing into the interior of the island�察�where perhaps some huge three´ 

headed   dragon�察  �or   other   horrible   monster�察  �had   his   den。   Such   misshapen 

creatures were very numerous in those days�察�and nobody ever expected to 

make   a   voyage�察  �or   take   a   journey�察  �without   running   more   or   less   risk   of 

being devoured by them。 

     But King Ulysses was a bold man as well as a prudent one�察�and on the 

third   morning   he   determined   to   discover   what   sort   of   a   place   the   island 

was�察  �and   whether   it   were   possible   to   obtain   a   supply   of   food   for   the 

hungry   mouths   of   his   companions。   So�察  �taking   a   spear   in   his   hand�察  �he 

clambered   to   the   summit   of   a   cliff�察  �and   gazed   round   about   him。   At   a 

distance�察�towards the center of the island�察�he beheld the stately towers of 

what seemed to be a palace�察�built of snow´white marble�察�and rising in the 

midst of a grove of lofty trees。 The thick branches of these trees stretched 

across the front of the edifice�察�and more than half concealed it�察�although�察�

from   the   portion   which   he   saw�察  �Ulysses   judged   it   to   be   spacious   and 

exceedingly beautiful�察�and probably the residence of some great nobleman 

or   prince。   A   blue   smoke   went   curling   up   from   the   chimney�察  �and   was 

almost   the   pleasantest   part      of   the   spectacle   to   Ulysses。   For�察  �from   the 

abundance of this smoke�察�it was reasonable to conclude that there was a 

good fire in the kitchen�察�and that�察�at dinner´time�察�a plentiful banquet would 

be served up to the inhabitants of the palace�察�and to whatever guests might 

happen to drop in。 

     With so agreeable a prospect before him�察�Ulysses fancied that he could 

not do better than go straight to the palace gate�察�and tell the master of it 

that there was a crew of poor shipwrecked mariners�察�not far off�察�who had 

eaten nothing for a day or two�察�save a few clams and oysters�察�and would 



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therefore be thankful for a little food。 And the prince or nobleman must be 

a very stingy curmudgeon�察�to be sure�察�if�察�at least�察�when his own dinner was 

over�察  �he   would   not   bid   them   welcome   to   the   broken   victuals   from   the 

table。 

     Pleasing himself with this idea�察�King Ulysses had made a few steps in 

the direction of the palace�察�when there was a great twittering and chirping 

from the branch of a neighboring tree。 A moment afterwards�察�a bird came 

flying towards him�察�and hovered in the air�察�so as almost to brush his face 

with its wings。 It was a very pretty little bird�察�with purple wings and body�察�

and yellow legs�察�and a circle of golden feathers round its neck�察�and on its 

head a golden tuft�察�which looked like a king's crown in miniature。 Ulysses 

tried   to  catch   the   bird。  But   it  fluttered  nimbly   out    of  his  reach�察  �still 

chirping in a piteous tone�察�as if it could have told a lamentable story�察�had it 

only been gifted with human language。 And when he attempted to drive it 

away�察�the bird flew no farther than the bough of the next tree�察�and again 

came     fluttering   about    his  head�察  �with   its  doleful   chirp�察 �as  soon    as  he 

showed a purpose of going forward。 

     ;Have you anything to tell me�察�little bird�拭─�asked Ulysses。 

     And   he   was   ready   to   listen   attentively   to   whatever   the   bird   might 

communicate�察�for�察�at the siege of Troy�察�and elsewhere�察�he had known such 

odd things to happen�察�that he would not have considered it much out of the 

common run had this little feathered creature talked as plainly as himself。 

     ;Peep� ─�said the bird�察 �peep�察�peep�察�peweep� ─�And nothing else would 

it   say�察  �but   only�察   �Peep�察  �peep�察  �peweep� ─  �in   a   melancholy   cadence�察  �and 

over    and   over    and   over   again。   As   often   as  Ulysses    moved     forward�察�

however�察�the bird showed the greatest alarm�察�and did its best to drive him 

back�察   �with   the   anxious    flutter  of  its  purple    wings。   Its  unaccountable 

behavior made him conclude�察�at last�察�that the bird knew of some danger 

that   awaited    him�察  �and   which    must    needs   be   very   terrible�察 �beyond     all 

question�察�since it moved even a little fowl to feel compassion for a human 

being。 So he resolved�察�for the present�察�to return to the vessel�察�and tell his 

companions what he had seen。 

     This appeared to satisfy the bird。 As soon as   Ulysses turned back�察�it 

ran up the trunk of a tree�察�and began to pick insects out of the bark with its 



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long�察�sharp bill�察�for it was a kind of woodpecker�察�you must know�察�and had 

to   get   its   living   in   the   same   manner   as   other   birds   of   that   species。   But 

every   little   while�察  �as   it   pecked   at   the   bark   of   the   tree�察  �the   purple   bird 

bethought itself of some secret sorrow�察�and repeated its plaintive note of 

;Peep�察�peep�察�peweep� ─�

     On his way to the shore�察�Ulysses had the good luck to kill a large stag 

by thrusting his spear into his back。 Taking it on his shoulders ��for he was 

a remarkably strong man���察�he lugged it along with him�察�and flung it down 

before     his   hungry    companions。       I  have    already    hinted    to  you    what 

gormandizers some of the comrades of King Ulysses were。 From what is 

related of them�察 �I  reckon th

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