Illustrated by
Virginia Frances Sterrett
The Penn Publishing Company
Philadelphia
Copyright 1921 by
The Penn Publishing Company
Cadmus beheld a female figure, wonderfully beautiful
She whipped up the snakes and ascended high over the city
"Thou hast slain the monster", cried Ariadne, clasping her hands
He concluded that his dear son had been eaten by the Minotaur
This giant and these pygmies were all brethren
The giant gave them his brotherly kindness
They were constantly at war with the cranes
"Alas! my dear children", answered poor Queen Telephassa
"Sacred Oracle of Delphi, wither shall I go"?
This pitiless reptile had killed his poor companions
At a distance he beheld stately towers
The voyagers examined the web of cloth
They brought along with them a great many beautiful shells
So she peeped into the entrance of the cave
They arrived at the sunniest spot in the world
"I shall not touch it I assure you", said she
At the appointed hour he met the beautiful Medea
In the old city of Trœzene, at the foot of a lofty mountain