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STORIES FROM PLATO AND
OTHER CLASSIC WRITERS
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STORIES FROM PLATO
AND
OTHER CLASSIC WRITERS
HESIOD, HOMER, ARISTOPHANES,
OVID, CATULLUS, AND PLINY
BY
MARY E. BURT
YESTERDAY’S CLASSICS
CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA
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Tis ditio, frst publishd i 2009 by Ystrday’s
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Dedication
LOUIS AND STOCKTON
FRED AND HARRY
D. P. AND MC A,
DON AND D. D. 3RD
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PREFACE
“here is mi cmm t all iiviual m.Evy ma is a ilt t t sam, a t all t sam.
H . W P , ; , ;
, .”
Wh a thought o Plato boms a thought to
,— f P f, .
Emerson.
Wil it is g t alk amg t livig, it is gals t liv it t is, gat, g a. It kps ut li t aul lig xtmpausss itits ccit a its spai. It maks us alays k tatG ma t m b H ma us. It uiss acstat backgu u livig. It pvis us it .
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Shakspar has o biography; ad, muh as w
, I him i what h did ad said had b rordd. T
pot’s li is i his poms. T mor prooudly adspiitually is a pt, t m tugly tis is tu, .
Lt m lik ths talk to you ad tll you o . B , . H
, so hot about its tris, ad go ito th ompay o
ths grat souls whih ar so alm about th most
!
Phillips Brooks.
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INTRODUCTION
wo yars ago I was askd by th Kidrgart
A C Istituts t aaptati stis m classic sucs . L
lg b ag tat litatu mauactu mly or ommrial spulatio had ot vitality ough
to mt th ds o th hild. Ty had thmslvs H’ I O,
th warisomss o th radig-mattr o radig-books. I took th groud that tahrs would driv
mor plasur i thir work i thy wr allowd aspig us litatu i ti scls, ac tac a suggstis as s cul us t t bst avatag. I
f I P,H, H, A, P, O,
lassi sours as illustratios o th matrial whih
.
Ts storis I had oud usul i prvious
, f ,
.
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I as ug by may my auic t publis t . S rom six to twlv yars, ad I am satisfd that th
; I
with gratul thought ovr th rmmbra o thtacs a cil, , ami t allumts li, “ ,
.”
M
L A C PL, E I-O “I W” — f.
M. E. B.
New York, D., 1893.
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CONTENTS
A Dream that Came rueI. . . . . . . . . .1
he Goodness that Is WithinII. . . . . .4
For the Little Boy who WillIII.Not Say “Please” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
he Git o the MusesIV. . . . . . . . . . . .16
Why the Quarrelsome MenV.Were Locked Out o Bird City . . .19
Memory and Her BeautiulVI.Daughters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
A Cloud and a FountainVII. . . . . . . . . .34
he Git o PoesyVIII. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
he Pockets o Good and BadIX.Deeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
A Butterly StoryX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
he Mountain that Loved aXI. White Wave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
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he Old Man who Lived at theXII.Bottom o the Sea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
What Happened when the SunXIII.Forgot to Behave Well . . . . . . . . . .60
A ale with wo HeroesXIV. . . . . . . . . .65
How a Little HeroXV.Conquered a Large One . . . . . . . . .70
An Old Story romXVI.adpole Land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
A Story o the Setting SunXVII. . . . . . .78
Why the Swan Loves the WaterXVIII. . .81
How Coronis Became a CrowXIX. . . . .83
he Evil that Came o NotXX.Loving Nature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86
Rocks, Waves, and SunshineXXI. . . . . . .88
Do unto rees as You WouldXXII.Have hem Do unto You . . . . . . . . .95
he Cranes o IbycusXXIII. . . . . . . . . . . . .97
he Piper who Pipes on SevenXXIV.Reeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
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What Plato Said about theXXV.Sphere . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Atlantis, the Lost IslandXXVI. . . . . . . 110
Prince Red CapXXVII. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
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CHAPTER I
A DREAM THAT CAME TRUE
here ,a it as gat , liv i a gl ag, .
T stts t city i ic lt ull , ,
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STORIES FROM PLATO
s, ty cul s t vilt tit mutais
.
T , , ay orr. H did ot tll his pupils aythig. Hmly ask tm qustis t st tm tikig. O
f
, .
T
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A DREAM THAT CAME TRUE
. H .
T , h wathd it ad d it with grat ar. As soo as
th athrs am upo it, th
bird strthd its wigs ad w
x .T tac v ubt tat
, j .
PLATO
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CHAPTER II
THE GOODNESS THAT IS WITHIN
I wonder i t cil a gig t a tis
, .I x .
I learn ,
. P , .
It happd a log tim ago that a youg ma
watd to b good. Ys, it was a log, log tim ago,
but who kows but what it may happ agai som?
H
slp ad so h got up i th ight ad wt to th
.
I tik t i must av b vy g-atu, call ut, “Wat’s t s, Hippcats?”
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THE GOODNESS THAT IS WITHIN
door. “I wat to b good,” said Hipporats, “ad it
maks m vus a I cat slp. T is a tac
I .”
“I’ , ’ ,” , “ I .” S
s a ss a alk a t ut it t H
, f .
As thy wt alog, th oldr ma, whos am S, , “D ,
H, learn ? N in ; .”
I
, , I .
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HOW JUSTICE CAME
T , MOlympus. T tim am, howvr, wh m ad
; gods ashiod thm isid o th arth out o lay
f.
Ad wh th gods watd to brig ths w
raturs out o th arth ito th light o day, thy
j t it. O ts gs as caul a alays tugt
a log tim borhad, so that h should mak omistak, a ty call im Pmtus, ic mas-.
T t g alays i tigs calssly. H v
i ay tikig util t misci as a it ast lat t avi tubl. S ty call im Epimtus,
-. A - .
E , P, “L , . W I f x
I .”Havig cax Pmtus a gai is pmis-
, E
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givig thm gis o mid. H ovrd th dog with
,
.H
, , . H
patit, but h did ot giv it th powr to limb a
.H cv t l it lg ai, gav im sap
,
fdlity o th dog. H gav littlss to worms adppa tm t liv i t mu cal plats. H
, , .
H kpt givig ad givig, util h had giv
. Hhad giv vrythig to irratioal aimals. So thhuma ra rmaid uadord ad Epimthuswas at his wits’ d, or h did ot kow what to do
.
T Promthus am to xami his brothr’s
k a as muc asam t f tat vy aimal,xcpt ma, as clt a pvi it vytigsuitabl, whil ma was akd, ushod, without ay
b a itut ay aps t imsl, ay
;
.
Pmtus at cul t ai m.
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STORIES FROM PLATO
H z, .
S t amg t gs t swhat h ould fd, that would hlpt p mtals a kp tm m . I
V, -,h oud Mirva, th goddss o
W, , .
H saw that a rtai kid o
wisdom am rom usig fr admakig tools, so h stol som o f , ,
.
T ma am possssd o th
ism, ic ul abl im t kp m staviga zig, a t p t imsl agaist .
But thr was a highr wisdom, th wisdom o , P
, - J, .
J , P , .
P J , f
tak it dow to m; th fr blogd to th gods,
MINERVA
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THE GOODNESS THAT IS WITHIN
, . OJ . H
j .
S all t mtals t up t t ac t at , f
ad th kid o wisdom whih gos alog with fr
.
A , th gods, ad burt is to thm, whih plasd
Jupitr vry muh, ad h thought m wr rathr
.
I ,
prtty soo thy mad words, ad ar a log tim . T ,
largr huts, ad by ad by thy dvisd littl houss,
, .T , , , .
But ty liv lly livs titstaig, ty
. T .
Ty kpt o usig fr, ad lard mor ad morism all t tim m usig it, but tis ism as . I
, , x .
I . I
t xactly tac tm t liv spaatly it,
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STORIES FROM PLATO
, , .
So thy sought to ollt thmslvs togthr, to , t buil citis. W ty a built citis, a a cmt liv i tm, a all c tgt, ty ut
, , x
physial wisdom that am by usig fr. Ty wr
slfs, a ac ma tk aytig tat at, tat ,
, , , .
W m a liv tgt a littl il, a a
ac t, Jupit lk m Mut Olympusa sai, “A ts t m us t buil tmpls
m, a bu ics, a sig sgs, a pais tgs? O, at a sam, tat ty t k t !
I must ulck t ism, I av i aay, twisdom that tahs popl how to b grous ad
lovig. I will sd this wisdom dow to thm, ad I
Justice.
E , , . Hill t tik aytig valuabl cms t im tugg. H ill t at ay avatag at all tat cms .”
T Jupitr alld Epimthus ad said to him,
“T L. , ,
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sty at.” “Sall I giv it t vy ma?” sai
E, “ —j ?”
“Giv it t vy ma,” sai Jupit. “Put it igt it . M . L .L . L
f.
“L . A la i my am,” ctiu Jupit, “tat ay ma ,
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STORIES FROM PLATO
j, .”
So Epimthus took th Wisdom o Lov—thJ— J , it a pat m, a i a ma as t tat ism, , .
Ad vry good ma wats
. T
mothr wats th littl hild tob good; th urs, th tahr, ,
hildr good, ad wh popl
a ba ty a puis, i ps .
Ad ow you may tll mwhthr you thik goodss is
. A H , .
SOCRATES
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CHAPTER III
FOR THE LITTLE BOY WHO
WILL NOT SAY “ PLEASE”
Once i a whil thr is a littl boy who dos “” “ .” I
. S I .
T isspctul. Ty v sai “plas” “tak ,” , .
A . T ,
two pairs o arms, two pairs o lgs, our hads, adu t. Ti bis u lik a ball, a , , , , , .
Ty tic as stg as ty a , a ty , .
Ty vy fc, t, a s saucy t t gs tat
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J MO . H
his thro wh h saw how strog ad darig thy .
S J Aad told him to tak ah
mortal ad ut him rightdow through th middl
o pair o lgs ad arms;
pull t ski au im a
ti it up, ad mak his a
,
ul b ma ista .
Jupitr told Apollo to
tah him to b rsptul also, ad to istrut him
, ,
.
N, a ty t lp tmslvs it t ams ty bga t
b it tm, a ty kpt tikig abut t t,
JUPITER
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t a t tik abut t lks ista tikig
.
I “plas” will los hal o himsl somtim i h dos
.
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CHAPTER IV
THE GIFT OF THE MUSES
It ad a boy lay dow udr a tr. Tr was a oldoutai los by. It ra ovr a grassy slop amog
-.
T - - .
T ma as a amus is ma a sai t t, “T - .
T lkig us. I ty sul s us allig aslp,as most m do at ootim, thy would thik us , .
T ,
.But i thy s us talkig togthr ad sailig by
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catmt, t gi ic ty av m t Muss,t c up m, ty may pcac bst up
.”“W ?” . “I
.”
“I ,” , “ . K,
, -
M .But wh th Muss am thy ivtd sog,
, , .
Tus ty i tugtlssly m stavati. Fm
ti bs t ac gass-pps spag up, a tM , , .
A M ,
M ,
M th arth. So ow thy tll th goddss o th da
who hoors hr ad thy mak th dars dar totat gss. A ty tll t gss lv all abut
. A .
But th goddss o wisdom ad th goddss o
laig ty tll ts tat pass ti livs i spakig. A , M
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STORIES FROM PLATO
. T, , M.”
“N, i,” sai t by, “lt us talk is tigs .”