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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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C © Y’ C, LLC.

Tis ditio, frst publishd i 2009 by Ystrday’s

C, Y’ C, LLC, uabig publicati t txt igially publis G & C . F

t bks tat a publis by Ystay’s Classics,plas visit www.ystrdayslassis.om. Ystrday’s

C B OChildr’s Litratur Projt whih prsts th

cmplt txt us classic bks cil ...

ISBN-: ---

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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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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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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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, . 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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, , .

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 .”