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The myth ofThe myth ofThe myth of
IcarusIcarusIcarus&&&
DaedalusDaedalusDaedalus
Do not fly too high
By Erine Concepcion
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In the days of old,In the days of old,In the days of old,
the inventor Daed-the inventor Daed-the inventor Daed-
aaallluuussshhheeellldddttthhheeekkkeeeyyy
To King MinosTo King MinosTo King Minos
most urgent plight.most urgent plight.most urgent plight.
The monstrousThe monstrousThe monstrous
Minotaur, mightyMinotaur, mightyMinotaur, mighty
manmanman---bull,bull,bull,Threatened all ofThreatened all ofThreatened all of
Crete.Crete.Crete.
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Minotaur feasted on human fleshMinotaur feasted on human fleshMinotaur feasted on human flesh
Snorting, slobbering, shreddingSnorting, slobbering, shreddingSnorting, slobbering, shredding
Bellowing, booming, baying.Bellowing, booming, baying.Bellowing, booming, baying.
The earth thundering under his hooves.The earth thundering under his hooves.The earth thundering under his hooves.
Walls, trees and houses quaking with every rage.Walls, trees and houses quaking with every rage.Walls, trees and houses quaking with every rage.
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Finally a magnificent Labyrinth was made.Finally a magnificent Labyrinth was made.Finally a magnificent Labyrinth was made.
A tangle of twisting paths,A tangle of twisting paths,A tangle of twisting paths,
Bewildering blind alleysBewildering blind alleysBewildering blind alleys
At last restrained the beast.At last restrained the beast.At last restrained the beast.
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Minos,
Cruel and corrupt,
Conceived a clever crime.
The inventor and his son were
shackled
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In a dank and grim prison tower
Daedalus and Icarus sat.
Dark, dismal, desperate.
Suddenly, a plan
A flapping of wings outside the window.
I shall make some wings
So that we can escape this horrible place
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Daedalus and Icarus began to scroungeDaedalus and Icarus began to scroungeDaedalus and Icarus began to scrounge
For feathers from birdsFor feathers from birdsFor feathers from birds
Wax from the candle drippings left by the jailers.Wax from the candle drippings left by the jailers.Wax from the candle drippings left by the jailers.
Daedalus rubbed the wax roughly between his fingers.Daedalus rubbed the wax roughly between his fingers.Daedalus rubbed the wax roughly between his fingers.At last they were finished.At last they were finished.At last they were finished.
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Drawing close to his son,
Daedalus sternly warned,
Do not fly too high The Sun will melt
your wings
They squeezed through the bars of their
cell.
They looked down at the green-blue ocean
With torrents of white foam crashing on
the rocks below.
They were whipped by wild winds.
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The two jumped off the edge.The two jumped off the edge.The two jumped off the edge.
Time stopped.Time stopped.Time stopped.
It looked as if they would plummet intoIt looked as if they would plummet intoIt looked as if they would plummet into
the sea.the sea.the sea.
But they forced their wings together andBut they forced their wings together andBut they forced their wings together and
swept up to the heavens.swept up to the heavens.swept up to the heavens.
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Then Icarus felt a terrible
change.
A drop on his shoulder.
He turned his head.
The wings were beginning
to melt.
Suddenly feathers were
flying off everywhere.
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He silently screamed.
Daedalus saw his son
plunge into the sea.
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Do not fly tooDo not fly tooDo not fly toohigh. The Sunhigh. The Sunhigh. The Sunwill melt yourwill melt yourwill melt your
wings.wings.wings.