The Washington times., 1925-07-23
FOXY
GRANDPA
STORY
GGEoxY GRANDPA. ;" said

UFoxY dRANDP +" said
! L Bobby, wasn't it wonder.
flu, how the giant Atlas turned in-
to stone when he was just about
to strike Perseus with his great
arm? 1t was a lucky thing for
Perseus that he had the head OF
Medusa with him, wasn't it?"
yes" I answered. 1.-THE fact
that to look at that awful face
turned people to stone saved
him."
What happened after Atlas
was turned into. a mountain of
stone, Foxy Grandpa? Did Per-
seus go homer"
-'Oh, no." I laughed, his adj
ventures did not end with that"
Please tell me some more,"
begged Bobby.
Well" started, "you remem.
Der that the garden of Atlas was
filled with trees bearing golden
apples? Now, would you believe
it that Perseus was such an
honorable young fellow that he
didn't take one of those golden
apples2'"
Then asked Bobby, where
did he go?'
"Perseus got UP in the air and
circled around for a bit. Then
he recrNesed the desert of Lybya
and commenced flying cn-he
knew not where. He just flew.
But soon he found himself in
a strange country on the sea-
coast. It was Aethiopia, and
soon he entered a great city.
This city was very grand,
with beautiful palaces and gar
dens, but. it had an air of gloom
and sadness about it, which Per.
seus could not understand.
"Since he was the son OF a
King-not only King of men, but
of gods-Perseus went straight
way to the palace of the King.
at was a magnificent place,
but the atmosphere was more
woebegone there even than in. the
city.
Into the throne room he went
There sat the King on his throne
with his courtiers around him.
1t appeared as If they were in
mourning and grieving for some
one. No one smiled. All was
sadness.
"Perseus asked several SER
wants whom he passed what the
trouble was, but he could not get
satisfaction. All they did was
to sigh or sob and then remain
silent.
Finally he bowed to the King.
The poor King did not even smile
at Perseus, but apologized for
appearing inhosPitable, saying
that If Perseus knew their
trouble he would understand.
When the King burst into
tears at the end of his speech
Perseus was moved with COM
passion and begged the King to
tell him what his sorrow was.
''Then the King spoke. Hs told
Perseus that his one and only
daughter was condemned to
death.
But how can a kings daugh-
ter be condemned to death against
her fathers will?" inquired Per-
.seus in horror.
Then the King explained that
for some reason the gods had
permitted a horrible monster to
roam the lands and seas of his
country and that every man,
woman and child who had even
felt the breath of this creature
had died, The whole LAND was
mourning for it's dead. In des-
peration the King had invoked
the great oracle Of Egypt and the
oracle had said that deliverance
from this monster would only
come if the King offered his own
beautiful daughter to be sacri-
feed for the monster to devour!
Imagine the Kings ang Lish.
But he had done it and there she
was waiting for the jaws Of the
monster to crush her in it's fury.
"Perseus seized his sword and
demanded of the King where his
daughter was ana declared that
she would not die while he. Per-
seus, was alive"
Where was she, Foxy Grand
pa?" breathed Bobby.
THAT'S for the next time"
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