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rock was as firmly fastened as any other portion of the earth's substance。 

     But�察�difficult as the matter looked�察�Theseus was now growing up to be 

such a vigorous   youth�察�that�察�in his own opinion�察 �the time would   quickly 

come when he might hope to get the upper hand of this ponderous lump of 

stone。 

     ;Mother�察�I do believe it has started� ─�cried he�察�after one of his attempts。 

;The earth around it is certainly a little cracked� ─�

     ;No�察 �no�察 �child� ─  �his   mother   hastily  answered。 ;It is not possible   you 

can have moved it�察�such a boy as you still are� ─�

     Nor would she be convinced�察�although Theseus showed her the place 

where he fancied that the stem of a flower had been partly uprooted by the 

movement of the rock。 But Aethra sighed�察�and looked disquieted�察�for�察�no 



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doubt�察�she began to be conscious that her son was no longer a child�察�and 

that�察�in a little while hence�察�she must send him forth among the perils and 

troubles of the world。 

     It was not more than a year afterwards when they were again sitting on 

the moss´covered stone。 Aethra had once more told him the oft´repeated 

story of his father�察�and how gladly he would receive Theseus at his stately 

palace�察�and how he would present him to his courtiers and the people�察�and 

tell   them   that   here   was   the   heir   of   his   dominions。   The   eyes   of   Theseus 

glowed with enthusiasm�察�and he would hardly sit still to hear his mother 

speak。 

     ;Dear   mother Aethra�察─  �he   exclaimed�察   �I   never   felt   half   so   strong   as 

now� �I am no longer a child�察�nor a boy�察�nor a mere youth� �I feel myself a 

man� �It is now time to make one earnest trial to remove the stone。; 

     ;Ah�察�my dearest Theseus�察─�replied his mother ;not yet� �not yet� ─�

     ;Yes�察�mother�察─�said he�察�resolutely�察 �the time has come� ─�

     Then   Theseus   bent   himself   in   good   earnest   to   the   task�察  �and   strained 

every sinew�察�with manly strength and resolution。 He put his whole brave 

heart into the effort。 He wrestled with the big and sluggish stone�察�as if it 

had been a living enemy。 He heaved�察�he lifted�察�he resolved now to succeed�察�

or else to perish there�察�and let the rock be his monument forever� �Aethra 

stood gazing at him�察�and clasped her hands�察�partly with a mother's pride�察�

and partly with a mother's sorrow。 The great rock stirred� �Yes�察�it was raised 

slowly from the bedded moss and earth�察�uprooting the shrubs and flowers 

along with it�察�and was turned upon its side。 Theseus had conquered� �

     While taking breath�察�he looked joyfully at his mother�察�and she smiled 

upon him through her tears。 

     ;Yes�察�Theseus�察─  �she   said�察  �the   time   has   come�察  �and   you   must   stay  no 

longer at my side� �See what King Aegeus�察�your royal father�察�left for you 

beneath the stone�察�when he lifted it in his mighty arms�察�and laid it on the 

spot whence you have now removed it。; 

     Theseus looked�察�and saw that the rock had been placed over another 

slab of stone�察�containing a cavity within it�察�so that it somewhat resembled 

a roughly´made chest or coffer�察�of which the upper mass had served as the 

lid。 Within the cavity lay a sword�察�with a golden hilt�察�and a pair of sandals。 



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     ;That    was    your   father's   sword�察─   �said  Aethra�察    �and    those   were   his 

sandals。 When he went to be king of Athens�察�he bade me treat you as   a 

child   until   you   should   prove   yourself   a  man   by  lifting   this   heavy  stone。 

That task being accomplished�察�you are to put on his sandals�察�in order to 

follow in your father's footsteps�察�and to gird on his sword�察�so that you may 

fight giants and dragons�察�as King Aegeus did in his youth。; 

     ;I will set out for Athens this very day� ─�cried Theseus。 

     But his mother persuaded him to stay a day or two longer�察�while she 

got ready some necessary articles for his journey。 When his grandfather�察�

the wise King Pittheus�察�heard that Theseus intended to present himself at 

his father's palace�察�he earnestly advised him to get on board of a vessel�察�

and go by sea�察�because he might thus arrive within fifteen miles of Athens�察�

without either fatigue or danger。 

     ;The roads are very bad by land�察─�quoth the venerable king�察 �and they 

are terribly infested with robbers and monsters。 A mere lad�察�like Theseus�察�

is not fit to be trusted on such a perilous journey�察�all by himself。 No�察�no�察�

let him go by sea。; 

     But when Theseus heard of   robbers   and   monsters�察�he   pricked   up   his 

ears�察�and was so much the more eager to take the road along which they 

were   to   be   met   with。   On   the   third   day�察  �therefore�察  �he   bade   a   respectful 

farewell   to   his   grandfather�察  �thanking   him  for   all   his   kindness�察  �and�察  �after 

affectionately embracing his mother�察�he set forth with a good many of her 

tears glistening on his cheeks�察�and some�察�if the truth must be told�察�that had 

gushed out of   his own   eyes。  But   he let   the sun   and   wind   dry  them�察 �and 

walked stoutly on�察�playing with the golden hilt of his sword�察�and taking 

very manly strides in his father's sandals。 

     I   cannot   stop   to   tell  you  hardly   any   of  the   adventures     that  befell 

Theseus on the road to Athens。 It is enough to say�察�that he quite cleared 

that part of the country of the robbers about whom King Pittheus had been 

so much alarmed。 One of these bad people was named Procrustes�察�and he 

was indeed a terrible fellow�察�and had   an ugly way of   making fun of   the 

poor travelers who happened to fall into his clutches。 In his cavern he had 

a bed�察�on which�察�with great pretense of hospitality�察�he invited his guests to 

lie   down�察  �but�察  �if   they   happened   to   be   shorter   than   the   bed�察  �this   wicked 



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villain   stretched   them   out   by   main   force�察  �or�察  �if   they   were   too   tall�察  �he 

lopped   off   their   heads   or   feet�察  �and   laughed   at   what   he   had   done�察  �as   an 

excellent joke。 Thus�察�however weary a man might be�察�he never liked to lie 

in   the   bed   of   Procrustes。 Another   of   these   robbers�察  �named   Scinis�察  �must 

likewise have been a very great scoundrel。 He was in the habit of flinging 

his victims off a high cliff into the sea�察�and�察�in order to give him exactly 

his deserts�察�Theseus tossed him off the very same place。 But if you will 

believe me�察�the sea would not pollute itself by receiving such a bad person 

into    its  bosom�察   �neither   would     the  earth�察  �having    once   got   rid  of  him�察�

consent   to   take   him   back�察  �so   that�察  �between   the   cliff   and   the   sea�察  �Scinis 

stuck     fast  in   the  air�察 �which     was    forced    to  bear   the   burden     of  his 

naughtiness。 

     After   these   memorable   deeds�察  �Theseus   heard   of   an   enormous   sow�察�

which ran wild�察�and was the terror of all the farmers round about�察�and�察�as 

he did not consider himself above doing any good thing that came in his 

way�察 �he   killed   this   monstrous   creature�察  �and   gave  the  carcass   to   the  poor 

people for bacon。 The great sow had been an awful beast�察�while ramping 

about the woods and fields�察�but was a pleasant object enough when cut up 

into joints�察�and smoking on I know not how many dinner tables。 

     Thus�察  �by   the   time   he   reached   his   journey's   end�察  �Theseus   had   done 

many valiant feats   with his   father's golden´hilled sword�察 �and had   gained 

the renown of being one of the bravest young men of the day。 His fame 

traveled faster than he did�察�and reached Athens before him。 As he entered 

the city�察�he heard the inhabitants talking at the street corners�察�and saying 

that Hercules was brave�察�and Jason too�察�and Castor and Pollux likewise�察�

but that Theseus�察�the son of their own king�察�would turn out as great a hero 

as   the   best   of   them。   Theseus   took   longer   strides   on   hearing   this�察  �and 

fancied himself sure of a magnificent reception at his father's court�察�since 

he   came   thither   with   Fame   to   blow   her   trumpet   before   him�察  �and   cry   to 

King Aegeus�察 �Behold your son� ─�

     He little suspected�察�innocent youth that he was�察�that here�察�in this very 

Athens�察�where his father reigned�察�a greater danger awaited him than any 

which he had encountered on the road。 Yet this was the truth。 You   must 

understand that the father of Theseus�察�though not very old in years�察�was 



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almost worn out with the cares of government�察�and had thus grown aged 

before his time。 His nephews�察�not expecting him to live a very great while�察�

intended   to   get   all   the   power   of   the   kingdom  into   their   own   hands。   But 

when they heard that Theseus had arrived in Athens�察�and learned what a 

gallant young man he was�察�they saw that he would not be at all the kind of 

a person to let them steal away his father's crown and scepter�察�which ought 

to be his own by right of inheritance。 Thus these bad´hearted nephews of 

King Aegeus�察�who were the own cousins of Theseus�察�at once became his 

enemies。      A    still  more     dangerous      enemy      was    Medea�察    �the    wicked 

enchantress�察  �for   she   was   now   the   king's   wife�察  �and   wanted   to   give   the 

kingdom   to   her   son   Medus�察  �instead   of   letting   it   be   given   to   the   son   of 

Aethra�察�whom she hated。 

     It   so   happened   that   the   king's   

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