that he
could not be with Eurydike again until he left it. So at last he laid
his head upon the earth, and fell asleep, and died; and then he and
Eurydike saw each other in the land which is far away, where the sun
goes down at night into his golden cup, and were never parted again.

KADMOS AND EUROPA.

In a beautiful valley in Phoenicia, a long time ago, two children,
named Kadmos and Europa, lived with their mother, Telephassa. They
were good and happy children, and full of fun and merriment. It was a
very lovely place in which they lived, where there were all sorts of
beautiful trees with fruits and flowers. The oranges shone like gold
among the dark leaves, and great bunches of dates hung from the tall
palm trees which bowed their heads as if they were asleep, and there
was a delicious smell from the lime groves, and from many fruits and
flowers which are never seen in America, but which blossom and ripen
under the hot sun in Syria.

So the years went; and one day, as they were playing about by the side
of the river, there came into the field a beautiful white bull. He was
quite white all over--as white as the whitest snow; there was not a
single spot or speck on any part of his body. And he came and lay down
on the green grass, and remained still and quiet. So they went nearer
and nearer to the bull, and the bull did not move, but looked at them
with his large eyes as if he wished to ask them to come and play with
him, and at last they came to the place where the bull was. Then
Kadmos thought that he would be very brave, so he put out his hand,
and began to pat the bull on his side, and the bull only made a soft
sound to show how glad he was. Then Europa put out her hand, and
stroked him on the face, and laid hold of his white horn, and the bull
rubbed his face gently against her dress.

So by and by Kadmos thought that it would be pleasant to have a ride
on the back of the bull, and he got on, and the bull rose up from the
ground, and went slowly round the field with Kadmos on his back, and
just for a minute or two Kadmos felt frightened, but when he saw how
well and safely the bull carried him, he was not afraid any more. So
they played with the bull until the sun sank down behind the hills,
and then they hastened home.

When they reached the house, they ran quickly to Telephassa, and said
to her, "Only think, we have been playing in the field with a
beautiful white bull." And Telephassa was glad that the