嗔秤戻幣�哉膵�云利匈嬉蝕湊蛸賜�塋床四衲���萩晦編報炎嘔囚^泡仟 ̄云利匈��
the heroes(哂俛断)-及3何蛍
酔楯荷恬: 梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ○ 賜 ★ 辛酔堀貧和鍬匈 梓囚徒貧議 Enter 囚辛指欺云慕朕村匈 梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ● 辛指欺云匈競何! 泌惚云慕短嗤堋響頼���誅卒亮茂�俊彭堋響��辛聞喘貧圭 "辺茄欺厘議箝誓匂" 孔嬬 才 "紗秘慕禰" 孔嬬��
But next to those old Romances�察 �which were written in the Christian
middle age�察�there are no fairy tales like these old Greek ones�察�for beauty�察�
and wisdom�察 �and truth�察 �and for making children love noble deeds�察 �and
trust in God to help them through。
Now�察�why have I called this book 'The Heroes'�拭 �Because that was
the name which the Hellens gave to men who were brave and skilful�察�
and dare do more than other men。 At first�察�I think�察 �that was all it meant�此�
but after a time it came to mean something more�察�it came to mean men
who helped their country�察 �men in those old times�察�when the country was
half´wild�察 �who killed fierce beasts and evil men�察 �and drained swamps�察�
and founded towns�察�and therefore after they were dead�察�were honoured�察�
6
´ Page 7´
The Heroes
because they had left their country better than they found it。 And we
call such a man a hero in English to this day�察�and call it a 'heroic' thing to
suffer pain and grief�察�that we may do good to our fellow´men。 We may
all do that�察�my children�察�boys and girls alike�察�and we ought to do it�察�for
it is easier now than ever�察�and safer�察�and the path more clear。 But you
shall hear how the Hellens said their heroes worked�察 �three thousand
years ago。 The stories are not all true�察�of course�察�nor half of them�察�you
are not simple enough to fancy that�察�but the meaning of them is true�察�and
true for ever�察�and that is ´ Do right�察�and God will help you。'
FARLEY COURT�察�
ADVENT�察�1855。
7
´ Page 8´
The Heroes
STORY I。 ´ PERSEUS
PART I ´ HOW PERSEUS AND HIS MOTHER
CAME TO SERIPHOS
ONCE upon a time there were two princes who were twins。 Their
names were Acrisius and Proetus�察�and they lived in the pleasant vale of
Argos�察�far away in Hellas。 They had fruitful meadows and vineyards�察�
sheep and oxen�察�great herds of horses feeding down in Lerna Fen�察�and all
that men could need to make them blest�此 �and yet they were wretched�察�
because they were jealous of each other。 From the moment they were
born they began to quarrel�察 �and when they grew up each tried to take
away the other's share of the kingdom�察 �and keep all for himself。 So
first Acrisius drove out Proetus�察�and he went across the seas�察�and brought
home a foreign princess for his wife�察�and foreign warriors to help him�察�
who were called Cyclopes�察�and drove out Acrisius in his turn�察�and then
they fought a long while up and down the land�察 �till the quarrel was
settled�察�and Acrisius took Argos and one half the land�察 �and Proetus took
Tiryns and the other half。 And Proetus and his Cyclopes built around
Tiryns great walls of unhewn stone�察 �which are standing to this day。
But there came a prophet to that hard´hearted Acrisius and
prophesied against him�察 �and said�察 �'Because you have risen up against
your own blood�察�your own blood shall rise up against you�察�because you
have sinned against your kindred�察�by your kindred you shall be punished。
Your daughter Danae shall bear a son�察�and by that son's hands you shall
die。 So the Gods have ordained�察�and it will surely come to pass。'
And at that Acrisius was very much afraid�察�but he did not mend his
ways。 He had been cruel to his own family�察�and�察 �instead of repenting
and being kind to them�察�he went on to be more cruel than ever�此 �for he
shut up his fair daughter Danae in a cavern underground�察 �lined with
8
´ Page 9´
The Heroes
brass�察 �that no one might come near her。 So he fancied himself more
cunning than the Gods�此 �but you will see presently whether he was able
to escape them。
Now it came to pass that in time Danae bore a son�察 �so beautiful a
babe that any but King Acrisius would have had pity on it。 But he had
no pity�察�for he took Danae and her babe down to the seashore�察�and put
them into a great chest and thrust them out to sea�察�for the winds and the
waves to carry them whithersoever they would。
The north´west wind blew freshly out of the blue mountains�察 �and
down the pleasant vale of Argos�察�and away and out to sea。 And away
and out to sea before it floated the mother and her babe�察�while all who
watched them wept�察�save that cruel father�察�King Acrisius。
So they floated on and on�察�and the chest danced up and down upon
the billows�察�and the baby slept upon its mother's breast�此 �but the poor
mother could not sleep�察�but watched and wept�察�and she sang to her baby
as they floated�察�and the song which she sang you shall learn yourselves
some day。
And now they are past the last blue headland�察�and in the open sea�察�
and there is nothing round them but the waves�察�and the sky�察�and the wind。
But the waves are gentle�察�and the sky is clear�察�and the breeze is tender
and low�察 �for these are the days when Halcyone and Ceyx build their
nests�察�and no storms ever ruffle the pleasant summer sea。
And who were Halcyone and Ceyx�拭 �You shall hear while the chest
floats on。 Halcyone was a fairy maiden�察�the daughter of the beach and
of the wind。 And she loved a sailor´boy�察 �and married him�察�and none on
earth were so happy as they。 But at last Ceyx was wrecked�察�and before
he could swim to the shore the billows swallowed him up。 And
Halcyone saw him drowning�察�and leapt into the sea to him�察�but in vain。
Then the Immortals took pity on them both�察 �and changed them into
two fair sea´birds�察�and now they build a floating nest every year�察�and sail
up and down happily for ever upon the pleasant seas of Greece。
So a night passed�察�and a day�察�and a long day it was for Danae�察�and
another night and day beside�察 �till Danae was faint with hunger and
weeping�察 �and yet n
酔楯荷恬: 梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ○ 賜 ★ 辛酔堀貧和鍬匈 梓囚徒貧議 Enter 囚辛指欺云慕朕村匈 梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ● 辛指欺云匈競何!
梁椣戻幣�� 梁心弌傍議揖扮窟燕得胎��傍竃徭失議心隈才凪万弌誌育断蛍�輌臆惨軼僑〃�燕慕得珊辛參資誼持蛍才将刮襲潜��範寔亟圻幹慕得 瓜寡追葎娼得辛參資誼寄楚署衛、持蛍才将刮襲潜填��