. Stories of old Greece . er full ofgolden arrows, which were not only very beautiful,but also very dangerous. They had been known toslay whole armies, and even to dry up the rivers andlakes into which they had fallen. But you must notsuppose that he was an angry and an unjust god; hewas as brave as he was beautiful, and as kind as hewas brave. One day he saw that the people down upon the greenearth were very unhappy about something. This madehim sad, for he wished always to see them happy andcheerful ; so lie came down to see what troubled walked through a green valley, where a river
. Stories of old Greece . er full ofgolden arrows, which were not only very beautiful,but also very dangerous. They had been known toslay whole armies, and even to dry up the rivers andlakes into which they had fallen. But you must notsuppose that he was an angry and an unjust god; hewas as brave as he was beautiful, and as kind as hewas brave. One day he saw that the people down upon the greenearth were very unhappy about something. This madehim sad, for he wished always to see them happy andcheerful ; so lie came down to see what troubled walked through a green valley, where a river ranlaughing toward the sea, and stopped near a house inthe doorway of which sat a little boy sobbing bitterly. When Apollo asked him the cause of his grief, hepointed to a far-away blue mountain, and said, betweenhis sobs, that a great dragon lived in the mountain o ~ caves. At night, when the people slept, this dragoncame silently down, breathed upon them his poisoned breath, and in the morning they did not awaken. He 36. APOLLO. 38 STORIES OF OLD GREECE. told Apollo that his dear mamma was yet asleep; thathe had been calling to her, but she did not answer. Apollo shot a golden arrow into the room, then, pat-ting the boys shining curls, he said, Laugh and behappy, little one; the dragon shall never come again. Then the little boy heard his mothers voice callingto him very softly ; and clapping his hands with delight,he ran into the house. Apollo knew that his old enemy, the python, wasdoins: all the mischief, and he determined to kill the O monster. This was not an easy task, even for Apollo;for the serpent hid himself in the deep recesses of themountain caves during the daytime, and he had a slyhabit of making himself invisible. Apollo grasped hisbow firmly, and chose three of his straightest arrows. He climbed the steep, craggy side of the mountain,and looked carefully into its many caves. At last hefound one which was larger than the others. He shot o a swift and silent arr
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