Stories of the Old World
Stories of the Old World
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Right well did iEolus entertain them, feasting them ro)rally for a whole month, while he heard from Ulysses the story of all that had been done at Troy. And when Ulysses prayed him that he would help him on his way homewards, i£olus hearkened to him, and gave him the skin of an ox in which he had bound all contrary winds, so that they should not hinder him. But he let a gentle west wind blow, that it might carry him and his comrades to their home.
For nine days it blew and now they were near to... Ithaca, their country, so that they saw lights burning in it, it being night-time. But' now, by an ill chance, Ulysses fell asleep, being wholly wearied out, for he had held the helm for nine days, nor trusted it to any of his comrades. And while he slept his comrades, who had cast eyes of envy on the great ox-hide, said one to another, — "Strange it is how men love and honor this Ulysses whithersoever he goes. And now he comes back from Troy with much spoil, but we with empty hands. Let us see what it is that iEolus hath given, for doubtless in this ox-hide is much silver and gold." So they loosed the great bag of ox-hide, and lo !
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Right well did iEolus entertain them, feasting them ro)rally for a whole month, while he heard from Ulysses the story of all that had been done at Troy. And when Ulysses prayed him that he would help him on his way homewards, i£olus hearkened to him, and gave him the skin of an ox in which he had bound all contrary winds, so that they should not hinder him. But he let a gentle west wind blow, that it might carry him and his comrades to their home.
For nine days it blew and now they were near to... Ithaca, their country, so that they saw lights burning in it, it being night-time. But' now, by an ill chance, Ulysses fell asleep, being wholly wearied out, for he had held the helm for nine days, nor trusted it to any of his comrades. And while he slept his comrades, who had cast eyes of envy on the great ox-hide, said one to another, — "Strange it is how men love and honor this Ulysses whithersoever he goes. And now he comes back from Troy with much spoil, but we with empty hands. Let us see what it is that iEolus hath given, for doubtless in this ox-hide is much silver and gold." So they loosed the great bag of ox-hide, and lo !
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Church Alfred John to read onlineMoreLess
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