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from     one   guest   to   another�察  �until   each   had   felt  it  pointed    at  himself。 

Beautiful as her face was�察�and though there was a smile on it�察�it looked just 

as wicked and mischievous as the ugliest serpent that ever was seen�察�and 

fat´witted as the voyagers had made themselves�察�they began to suspect that 

they had fallen into the power of an evil´minded enchantress。 

     ;Wretches�察─  �cried   she�察   �you   have   abused   a   lady's   hospitality�察  �and   in 

this princely saloon your behavior has been suited to a hog´pen。 You are 

already swine in everything but the human form�察�which you disgrace�察�and 

which I myself should be ashamed to keep a moment longer�察�were you to 

share it with me。 But it will require only the slightest exercise of magic to 

make the exterior conform to the hoggish disposition。 Assume your proper 

shapes�察�gormandizers�察�and begone to the sty� ─�

     Uttering these last words�察�she waved her wand�察�and stamping her foot 

imperiously�察�each of the guests was struck aghast at beholding�察�instead of 

his   comrades   in   human   shape�察  �one   and   twenty   hogs   sitting   on   the   same 

number of golden thrones。 Each man ��as he still supposed himself to be�� 

essayed to give a cry of surprise�察�but found that he could merely grunt�察�and 

that�察  �in   a   word�察  �he   was   just   such   another   beast   as   his   companions。   It 

looked so intolerably absurd to see hogs on cushioned thrones�察�that they 

made haste to wallow down upon all fours�察�like other swine。 They tried to 

groan and   beg   for mercy�察  �but   forthwith   emitted the   most   awful   grunting 

and   squealing   that   ever   came   out   of   swinish   throats。   They   would   have 

wrung their hands in despair�察�but�察�attempting to do so�察�grew all the more 



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desperate for seeing themselves squatted on their hams�察�and pawing the air 

with their fore trotters。 Dear me� �what pendulous ears they had� �what little 

red   eyes�察  �half   buried   in   fat�   �and   what   long   snouts�察  �instead   of   Grecian 

noses� �

     But   brutes   as   they   certainly   were�察  �they   yet   had   enough   of   human 

nature in them to be shocked at their own hideousness�察�and still intending 

to groan�察�they uttered a viler grunt and squeal than before。 So harsh and 

ear´piercing it was�察�that you would have fancied a butcher was sticking his 

knife into   each   of their throats�察�or�察�at   the very  least�察 �that somebody  was 

pulling every hog by his funny little twist of a tail。 

     ;Begone to your sty� ─�cried the enchantress�察�giving them some smart 

strokes with her wand�察�and then she turned to the serving men;Drive out 

these swine�察�and throw down some acorns for them to eat。; 

     The door of the saloon being flung open�察�the drove of hogs ran in all 

directions save the right one�察�in accordance with their hoggish perversity�察�

but were finally driven into the back yard of the palace。 It was a sight to 

bring tears into one's eyes ��and I hope none of you will be cruel enough to 

laugh at it���察�to see the poor creatures go snuffing along�察�picking up here a 

cabbage leaf and there a turnip top�察�and rooting their noses in the earth for 

whatever      they   could    find。  In  their   sty�察 �moreover�察    �they   behaved     more 

piggishly than the pigs that had been born so�察�for they bit and snorted at 

one another�察�put their feet in the trough�察�and gobbled up their victuals in a 

ridiculous hurry�察�and�察�when there was nothing more to be had�察�they made a 

great pile of themselves among some unclean straw�察�and fell fast asleep。 If 

they    had    any   human     reason    left�察 �it  was   just   enough     to  keep    them 

wondering   when   they   should   be   slaughtered�察  �and   what   quality   of   bacon 

they should make。 

     Meantime�察  �as   I   told   you   before�察  �Eurylochus   had   waited�察  �and   waited�察�

and    waited�察   �in  the  entrance    hall  of   the  palace�察  �without    being    able   to 

comprehend        what    had   befallen   his   friends。  At   last�察 �when    the  swinish 

uproar resounded through the palace�察�and when he saw the image of a hog 

in the  marble basin�察 �he   thought   it   best to   hasten   back   to   the vessel�察  �and 

inform the wise Ulysses of these marvelous occurrences。 So he ran as fast 

as   he   could   down   the   steps�察  �and   never   stopped   to   draw   breath   till   he 



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reached the shore。 

     ;Why   do   you   come   alone�拭─  �asked   King   Ulysses�察  �as   soon   as   he   saw 

him。 ;Where are your two and twenty comrades�拭─�

     At these questions�察�Eurylochus burst into tears。 

     ;Alas� ─  �he   cried�察   �I   greatly   fear   that   we   shall   never   see   one   of   their 

faces again。; 

     Then he told Ulysses all that had happened�察�as far as he knew it�察�and 

added that he suspected the beautiful woman to be a vile enchantress�察�and 

the marble palace�察�magnificent as it looked�察�to be only a dismal cavern in 

reality。 As for his companions�察�he could not imagine what had become of 

them�察�unless they had been given to the swine to be devoured alive。 At this 

intelligence�察�all the voyagers were greatly affrighted。 But Ulysses lost no 

time   in   girding   on   his   sword�察  �and   hanging   his   bow   and   quiver   over   his 

shoulders�察�and。 taking a spear in his right hand。 When his followers saw 

their wise leader making these preparations�察�they inquired whither he was 

going�察�and earnestly besought him not to leave them。 

     ;You are our king�察─�cried they�察 �and what is more�察�you are the wisest 

man in the whole world�察�and nothing but your wisdom and courage can get 

us out of this danger。 If you desert us�察�and go to the enchanted palace�察�you 

will suffer the same fate as our poor companions�察�and not a soul of us will 

ever see our dear Ithaca again。; 

     ;As I am your king�察─�answered Ulysses�察 �and wiser than any of you�察�it 

is therefore the more my duty to see what has befallen our comrades�察�and 

whether anything can yet be done to rescue them。 Wait for me here until 

tomorrow。 If I do not then return�察�you must hoist sail�察�and endeavor to find 

your way to our native land。 For my part�察�I am answerable for the fate of 

these   poor   mariners�察  �who   have   stood   by   my   side   in   battle�察  �and   been   so 

often drenched to the skin�察�along with me�察�by the same tempestuous surges。 

I will either bring them back with me�察�or perish。; 

     Had his followers dared�察�they would have detained him by force。 But 

King   Ulysses   frowned   sternly   on   them�察  �and   shook   his   spear�察  �and   bade 

them stop him at their peril。 Seeing him so determined�察�they let him go�察�

and   sat   down   on   the   sand�察  �as   disconsolate   a   set   of   people   as   could   be�察�

waiting and praying for his return。 



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     It happened to Ulysses�察�just as before�察�that�察�when he had gone a few 

steps   from  the   edge   of the   cliff�察  �the   purple   bird   came   fluttering   towards 

him�察  �crying�察   �Peep�察  �peep�察  �peweep� ─  �and   using   all   the   art   it   could   to 

persuade him to go no farther。 

     ;What mean   you�察�little bird�拭─  �cried Ulysses。  ;You   are arrayed   like   a 

king in purple and gold�察�and wear a golden crown upon your head。 Is it 

because I too am a king�察�that you desire so earnestly to speak with me�拭�If 

you can talk in human language�察�say what you would have me do。; 

     ;Peep� ─�answered the   purple bird�察�very  dolorously。 ;Peep�察 �peep�察�pe 

wee� ─�

     Certainly there lay some heavy anguish at the little bird's heart�察�and it 

was     a  sorrowful     predicament      that   he  could    not�察  �at  least�察 �have    the 

consolation   of   telling   what   it   was。   But   Ulysses   had   no   time   to   waste   in 

trying to get at the mystery。 He therefore quickened his pace�察�and had gone 

a good way along the pleasant wood path�察�when there met him a young 

man of very brisk and intelligent aspect�察�and clad in a rather singular garb。 

He wore a short cloak and a sort of cap that seemed to be furnished with a 

pair of wings�察�and from the lightness of his step�察�you would have supposed 

that there might likewise be wings on his feet。 To enable him to walk still 

better ��for he was always on one journey or another�� he carried a winged 

staff�察�around which two serpents were wriggling and twisting。 In short�察�I 

have said enough to make you guess that it was Quicksilver�察�and Ulysses 

��who knew him of old�察�and had learned a great deal of his wisdom from 

him�� recognized him in a moment。 

     ;Whither      are   you   going    in  such    a  hurry�察  �wise    Ulysses�拭─    �asked 

Quicksilver。 ;Do you not know that this island is enchanted�拭�The wicked 

enchantress ��whose name is Circe�察�the sister of King Aetes�� dwells in the 

marble palace which you see yonder among the trees。 By her magic arts 

she   changes   every   human   being   into   the   brute�察  �beast�察  �or   fowl   whom   he 

happens most to resemble。; 

     ;That   little   bird�察  �which   met   me   at   the   edge   of   the   cliff�察─  �exclaimed 

Ulysses�察 �was he a human being once�拭─�

     ;Yes�察─�answered Quicksilver。 ;He was once a king�察�named Picus�察�and a 

pretty good sort of a king�察�too�察�only rather too proud of his purple robe�察�



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and his crown�察�and the golden chain about his neck�察�so he was forced to 

take the shape of a gaudy´feathered bird。 The lions�察�and wolves�察�and tigers�察�

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