activity 1.22 poor choices
TRANSCRIPT
by BernardâEvslinâ
Longâago,âwhenâtheâworldâwasâveryânew,âtwoâboysâwereâracingâalongâtheâedgeâofâaâcliffâthatâhungâoverâaâdeepâblueâsea.âTheyâwereâtheâsameâsize;âoneâboyâhadâblackâhair,âtheâotherâhadâyellowâhair.âTheâraceâwasâveryâclose.âThenâtheâyellow-hairedâoneâspurtedâaheadâandâwonâtheârace.âTheâloserâwasâveryâangry.
âYouâthinkâyouâreâprettyâgood,ââheâsaid.ââButâyouâreânotâsoâmuch.âMyâfatherâisâZeus.âďż˝
âMyâfatherâisâApollo,ââsaidâtheâyellow-hairedâboy,âwhoseânameâwasâPhaethon.ďż˝
âMyâfatherâisâtheâchiefâgod,âkingâofâtheâmountain,âlordâofâtheâsky.â
âMyâfatherâisâlordâofâtheâsun.â
âMyâfatherâisâcalledâtheâthunderer.âWhenâheâisâangry,âtheâskyâgrowsâblackâandâtheâsunâhides.âHisâspearâisâaâlightningâbolt,âandâthatâsâwhatâheâkillsâpeopleâwith.âHeâhurlsâitâaâthousandâmilesâandâitâneverâmisses.â
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1.22 Poor ChoicesSUGGESTED LEARNING STRATEGIES: Previewing, Predicting, Close reading, marking the Text, Questioning the Text, Word map
ďż˝ Zeusâ[zĂźs]:âKingâofâtheâgodsâinâGreekâmythology ďż˝ Phaethonâ[fÄ嫃 thon]
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A b O U t t h E A U t h O r
Bernard Evslin wrote many books for young people and is best known for his adaptations of tales from Greek mythology. Heroes, Gods and Monsters of the Greek Myths is his best-known work, selling more than 10 million copies worldwide and translated into ten different languages. Evslinâs work won a number of awards and his book The Green Hero was nominated for a National Book Award.
My Notes
Theâdialogueâbetweenâtheâtwoâcharactersâisâindicatedâbyâquotationâmarks;âhowever,âinâthisâsection,âtheâspeakerâisânotâalwaysânamed.âDecideâwhoâisâspeakingâwithinâeachâsetâofâquotationâmarks,âtheâyellow-hairedâboyâorâtheâoneâwithâblackâhair.âHowâdoâyouâknow?âWriteâonâyourâtextâwhoâisâspeaking.â
AsâyouâreadââPhaethon,ââpracticeâreadingâfluently.âYouâcanâuseâtheâpronunciationâguidesâinâtheâfootnotesâtoâsayâtheâGreekânamesâaccurately.âUseâaâtempoâthatâisânotâtooâfastâorâtooâslow,âandâuseâexpressionâinâyourâvoiceâ(inflection).
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âWithoutâmyâfatherâthereâwouldâbeânoâday.âItâwouldâalwaysâbeânight.âEachâmorningâheâhitchesâupâhisâhorsesâandâdrivesâtheâgoldenâchariotâofâtheâsunâacrossâtheâsky.âAndâthatâisâdayâtime.âThenâheâdivesâintoâtheâoceanâstreamâandâboardsâaâgoldenâferryboatâandâsailsâbackâtoâhisâeasternâpalace.âThatâtimeâisâcalledânight.â
âSometimesâIâvisitâmyâfather,ââsaidâEpaphus,ďż˝âtheâotherâboy.ââIâsitâonâOlympusďż˝âwithâhim,âandâheâteachesâmeâthingsâandâgivesâmeâpresents.âKnowâwhatâheâgaveâmeâlastâtime?âAâlittleâthunderboltâjustâlikeâhisâââandâheâtaughtâmeâhowâtoâthrowâit.âIâkilledâthreeâvultures,âscaredâaâfishingâboat,âstartedâaâforestâfire.âNextâtimeâIâgo,âIâllâthrowâitâatâmoreâthings.âDoâyouâvisitâyourâfather?â
Phaethonâneverâhad.âButâheâcouldânotâbearâtoâtellâEpaphus.ââCertainly,ââheâsaid,ââveryâoften.âIâgoâtoâtheâeasternâpalace,âandâheâteachesâmeâthingsâtoo.â
âWhatâkindâofâthings?âHasâheâtaughtâyouâtoâdriveâtheâhorsesâofâtheâsun?â
âOh,âyes.âHeâtaughtâmeâtoâhandleâtheirâreinsâandâhowâtoâmakeâthemâgoâandâhowâtoâmakeâthemâstop.âAndâtheyâreâhugeâhorses.âTallâasâthisâmountain.âTheyâbreatheâfire.â
âIâthinkâyouâreâmakingâitâallâup,ââsaidâEpaphus.ââIâcanâtell.âIâdonâtâevenâbelieveâthereâisâaâsunâchariot.âThereâsâtheâsun,âlookâatâit.âItâsânotâaâchariot.â
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ďż˝ Epaphusâ[É pÄ´ fÉs] ďż˝ Olympusâ[Ĺ lim´ pÉs]:âAâmountainâinâGreeceâwhereâancientâgodsâwereâsaidâtoâlive
My NotesThisâconfrontationâleadsâtoâaâchoiceâforâPhaethon.â
WhyâdoâyouâthinkâPhaethonâliesâaboutâhisârelationshipâwithâhisâfather?â
WhatâchoicesâdoesâPhaethonâhaveâatâthisâpoint?â
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âOh,âwhatâyouâseeâisâjustâoneâofâtheâwheels,ââsaidâPhaethon.ââThereâsâanotherâwheelâonâtheâotherâside.âTheâbodyâofâtheâchariotâisâslungâbetweenâthem.âThatâisâwhereâtheâdriverâstandsâandâwhipsâhisâhorses.âYouâcannotâseeâitâbecauseâyourâeyesâareâtooâsmall,âandâtheâglareâisâtooâbright.â
âWell,ââsaidâEpaphus,ââMaybeâitâisâaâchariot,âbutâIâstillâdonâtâbelieveâyourâfatherâletsâyouâdriveâit.âInâfact,âIâdonâtâbelieveâyouâveâbeenâtoâtheâpalaceâofâtheâsun.âIâdoubtâthatâApolloâwouldâknowâyouâifâheâsawâyou.âMaybeâheâisnâtâevenâyourâfather.âPeopleâlikeâtoâsayâtheyâreâdescendedâfromâtheâgods,âofâcourse.âButâhowâmanyâofâusâareâthere,âreally?â
âIâllâproveâitâtoâyou,ââcriedâPhaethon,âstampingâhisâfoot.ââIâllâgoâtoâtheâpalaceâofâtheâsunârightânowâandâholdâmyâfatherâtoâhisâpromise.âIâllâshowâyou.â
âWhatâpromise?â
âHeâsaidâIâwasâgettingâtoâbeâsoâgoodâaâcharioteerâthatânextâtimeâheâwouldâletâmeâdriveâtheâsunâchariotâalone.âAllâbyâmyself.âFromâdawnâtoânight.âRightâacrossâtheâsky.âAndâthisâtimeâisânextâtime.â
âProofâââwordsâareâcheap,ââsaidâEpaphus.ââHowâwillâIâknowâitâsâyouâdrivingâtheâsun?âIâwonâtâbeâableâtoâseeâyouâfromâdownâhere.â
âYouâllâknowâme,ââsaidâPhaethon.ââWhenâIâpassâtheâvillageâIâwillâcomeâdownâcloseâandâdriveâinâcirclesâaroundâyourâroof.âYouâllâseeâmeâallâright.âFarewell.â
âAreâyouâstartingânow?â
âNow.âAtâonce.âJustâwatchâtheâskyâtomorrow,âsonâofââZeus.â
Andâheâwentâoff.âHeâwasâsoâstungâbyâtheâwordsâofâhisâfriend,âandâtheâboastingâandâlyingâheâhadâbeenâforcedâtoâdo,âthatâheâtraveledânightâandâday,ânotâstoppingâforâfoodâorârest,âguidingâhimselfâbyâtheâmorningâstarâandâtheâeveningâstar,âheadingâalwaysâeast.âNorâdidâheâknowâtheâway.âFor,âindeed,âheâhadâneverâonceâseenâhisâfatherâApollo.âHeâknewâhimâonlyâthroughâhisâmotherâsâstories.âButâheâdidâknowâthatâtheâpalaceâmustâlieâinâtheâeast,âbecauseâthatâisâwhereâheâsawâtheâsunâstartâeachâmorning.âHeâwalkedâonâandâonâuntilâfinallyâheâlostâhisâwayâcompletely,âandâweakenedâbyâhungerâandâexhaustion,âfellâswooningâinâaâgreatâmeadowâbyâtheâedgeâofâaâwood.
Now,âwhileâPhaethonâwasâmakingâhisâjourney,âApolloâsatâinâhisâgreatâthroneâroomâonâaâhugeâthroneâmadeâofâgoldâandârubies.âThisâ
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My Notes
Whatâmightâbeâtheâconsequencesâofâeachâchoiceâyouâstated?
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wasâtheâquietâhourâbeforeâdawnâwhenânightâleftâitsâlastâcoolnessâuponâtheâEarth.âAndâitâwasâthen,âatâthisâhour,âthatâApolloâsatâonâhisâthrone,âwearingâaâpurpleâcloakâembroideredâwithâtheâgoldenâsignâofâtheâzodiac.ďż˝âOnâhisâheadâwasâaâcrownâgivenâhimâbyâtheâdawnâgoddess,âmadeâofâsilverâandâpearls.âAâbirdâflewâinâtheâwindowâandâperchedâonâhisâshoulderâandâspokeâtoâhim.âThisâbirdâhadâsky-blueâfeathers,âgoldenâbeak,âgoldenâclaws,âandâgoldenâeyes.âItâwasâoneâofâApolloâsâsunâhawks.âItâwasâthisâbirdâsâjobâtoâflyâhereâandâthereâgatheringâgossip.âSometimesâsheâwasâcalledâtheâspyâbird.
Nowâsheâsaid,ââApollo,âIâhaveâseenâyourâson!â
âWhichâson?â
âPhaethon.âHeâsâcomingâtoâseeâyou.âButâheâhasâlostâhisâwayâandâliesâexhaustedâatâtheâedgeâofâtheâwood.âTheâwolvesâwillâsurelyâeatâhim.âDoâyouâcare?â
âIâwillâhaveâtoâseeâhimâbeforeâIâknowâwhetherâIâcare.âYouâhadâbetterâgetâbackâtoâhimâbeforeâtheâwolvesâdo.âBringâhimâhereâinâcomfort.âRoundâupâsomeâofâyourâcompanionsâandâbringâhimâhereâasâbefitsâtheâsonâofâaâgod.â
Theâsunâhawkâseizedâtheâsoftlyâglowingârugâatâtheâfootâofâtheâthroneâandâflewâawayâwithâit.âSheâsummonedâthreeâofâherâcompanions,âandâtheyâeachâtookâaâcornerâofâtheârug.âTheyâflewâoverâaâdesertâandâaâmountainâandâaâwoodâandâcameâtoâtheâfieldâwhereâPhaethonâlay.âTheyâflewâdownâamongâtheâhowlingâofâwolves,âamongâburningâeyesâsetâinâaâcircleâaboutâtheâunconsciousďż˝âboy.âTheyâpushedâhimâontoâtheârug,âandâeachâtookâaâcornerâinâherâbeak,âandâflewâaway.
Phaethonâfeltâhimselfâbeingâliftedâintoâtheâair.âTheâcoldâwindâofâhisâgoingârevivedâhim,âandâheâsatâup.âPeopleâbelowâsawâaâboyâsittingâwithâfoldedâarmsâonâaâcarpetârushingâthroughâtheâcold,âbrightâmoonlightâfarâaboveâtheirâheads.âItâwasâtooâdark,âthough,âtoâseeâtheâbirds,âandâthatâisâwhyâweâhearâtalesâofâflyingâcarpetsâevenâtoâthisâday.
Phaethonâwasânotâparticularlyâsurprisedâtoâfindâhimselfâinâtheâair.âTheâlastâthingâheârememberedâwasâlyingâdownâonâtheâgrass.âNowâheâknewâheâwasâdreaming.âAâgoodâdreamâââfloatingâandâflyingâââhisâfavoriteâkind.âAndâwhenâheâsawâtheâgreatâcloudâcastleâ
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ďż˝ zodiacâ[zĹ´ dÄ ak]:âAnâimaginaryâbeltâofâtheâheavens,âdividedâintoâ12âparts,âcalledâsigns,âandânamedâafterâ12âconstellations
ďż˝ unconsciousâ[un konâ shÉs]:âNotâawakeâ
My Notes
HowâdoesâApolloâfeelâaboutâhisâson,âPhaethon?
HowâdoesâApolloâsaveâPhaethon?
WhatâcouldâhaveâhappenedâifâApolloâhadânotâintervened?
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onâtopâofâtheâmountain,âallâmadeâofâsnow,âriseâinâtheâearlyâlight,âheâwasâmoreâsureâthanâeverâthatâheâwasâdreaming.âHeâsawâsentriesâinâflashingâgoldenâarmor,âcarryingâgoldenâspears.âInâtheâcourtyardâheâsawâenormousâwoollyâdogsâwithâfleeceâlikeâclouddriftâguardingâtheâgate.âTheseâwereâApolloâsâgreatâsunâhounds.
Overâtheâwallâflewâtheâcarpet,âoverâtheâcourtyard,âthroughâtheâtallâportals.âAndâitâwasnâtâuntilâtheâsunâhawksâgentlyâletâdownâtheâcarpetâinâfrontâofâtheâthroneâthatâheâbeganâtoâthinkâthatâthisâdreamâmightâbeâveryâreal.âHeâraisedâhisâeyesâshylyâandâsawâaâtallâfigureâsittingâonâtheâthrone.âTallerâthanâanyâman,âandâappallinglyâbeautifulâtoâtheâboyâââwithâhisâgoldenâhairâandâstormyâblueâeyesâandâstrongâlaughingâface.âPhaethonâfellâonâhisâknees.
âFather,ââheâcried.ââIâamâPhaethon,âyourâson!â
âRise,âPhaethon.âLetâmeâlookâatâyou.ââ
Heâstoodâup,âhisâlegsâtrembling.â
âYes,âyouâmayâwellâbeâmyâson.âIâseemâtoâseeâaâresemblance.âWhichâoneâdidâyouâsay?â
âPhaethon.â
âOh,âClymeneâsďż˝âboy.âIârememberâyourâmotherâwell.âHowâisâshe?â
âInâhealth,âsire.â
âAndâdidâIânotâleaveâsomeâdaughtersâwithâherâasâwell?âYellow-hairedâgirlsâââquiteâpretty?â
âMyâsisters,âsire.âTheâHeliads.â
âYes,âofâcourse.âMustâgetâoverâthatâwayâandâvisitâthemâallâoneâofâtheseâseasons.âAndâyou,âladâââwhatâbringsâyouâtoâme?âDoâyouânotâknowâthatâitâisâcourteousâtoâawaitâanâinvitationâbeforeâvisitingâaâgodâââevenâifâheâisâinâtheâfamily?â
âIâknow,âFather.âButâIâhadânoâchoice.âIâwasâtauntedâbyâaâsonâofâZeus,âEpaphus.âAndâIâwouldâhaveâflungâhimâoverâtheâcliffâandâmyselfâafterâhimâifâIâhadânotâresolvedâtoâmakeâmyâliesâcomeâtrue.â
âWell,âyouâreâmyâson,âallâright.âProud,ârash,âacceptingânoâaffront,ďż˝ârefusingânoâadventure.âIâknowâtheâbreed.âSpeakâup,âthen.âWhatâisâitâyouâwish?âIâwillâdoâanythingâinâmyâpowerâtoâhelpâyou.â
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WhatâpromiseâdoesâApolloâmakeâtoâPhaethon?âIsâitâwiseâtoâmakeâthisâpromise?âWhyâorâwhyânot?
MakeâaâpredictionâaboutâwhatâPhaethonâwillâaskâApollo.
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âAnything,âFather?â
âAnythingâIâcan.âIâswearâbyâtheâriverâStyx,ďż˝âanâoathâsacredâtoâtheâgods.â
âIâwishâtoâdriveâtheâsunâacrossâtheâsky.âAllâbyâmyself.âFromâdawnâtillânight.â
Apolloâsâroarâofâangerâshatteredâeveryâcrystalâgobletâinâtheâgreatâcastle.
âImpossible!ââheâcried.ââNoâoneâdrivesâthoseâhorsesâbutâme.âTheyâareâtallâasâmountains.âTheirâbreathâisâfire.âTheyâareâstrongerâthanâtheâtides,âstrongerâthanâtheâwind.âItâisâallâthatâIâcanâdoâtoâholdâthemâinâcheck.âHowâcanâyourâpunyâgripârestrainâthem?âTheyâwillâraceâawayâwithâtheâchariot,âscorchingâtheâpoorâEarthâtoâaâcinder.â
âYouâpromised,âFather.â
âYes,âIâpromised,âfoolishâlad.âAndâthatâpromiseâisâtheâdeathâwarrant.âAâpoorâcharredâcinderâfloatingâinâspaceâââwell,âthatâisâwhatâtheâoracleâpredictedâforâtheâearthâââbutâIâdidânotâknowâitâwouldâbeâsoâsoonâ.â.â.âsoâsoon.â
âItâisâalmostâdawn,âFather.âShouldâweânotâsaddleâtheâhorses?â
âWillâyouânotâwithdrawâyourârequestâallowâmeâtoâpreserveâmyâhonorâwithoutâdestroyingâtheâearth?âAskâmeâanythingâelseâandâIâwillâgrantâit.âDoânotâaskâmeâthis.ââ
âIâhaveâasked,âsire,âandâyouâhaveâpromised.âAndâtheâhourâforâdawnâcomes,âandâtheâhorsesâareâunharnessed.âTheâsunâwillâriseâlateâtoday,âconfusingâtheâwise.â
âTheyâwillâbeâmoreâthanâconfusedâwhenâthisâdayâisâdone,ââsaidâApollo.ââCome.â
ApolloâtookâPhaethonâtoâtheâstableâofâtheâsun,âandâthereâtheâboyâsawâtheâgiantâfire-whiteâhorsesâbeingâharnessedâtoâtheâgoldenâchariot.âHugeâtheyâwere.âFire-whiteâwithâgoldenâmanesâandâgoldenâhoovesâandâhotâyellowâeyes.âWhenâtheyâneighed,âtheâtrumpetâcallâofâitârolledâacrossâtheâskyâââandâtheirâbreathâwasâflame.âTheyâwereâbeingâharnessedâbyâaâTitan,âaâcousinâofâtheâgods,âtallâasâtheâtree,âdressedâinâasbestosďż˝0âarmorâwithâaâhelmetâofâtintedâcrystalâagainstâtheâglare.âTheâsunâchariotâwasâanâopenâshellâofâgold.âEachâwheelâwasâtheâflatâroundâdiskâofâtheâsunâasâitâisâseenâinâtheâsky.âAndâPhaethonâlookedâveryâtinyâasâheâstoodâinâtheâchariot.âTheâreinsâwereâthickâ
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My Notes
WhyâdoesâApolloâwantâPhaethonâtoâchangeâhisârequest?
PredictâwhatâmightâhappenâifâPhaethonâdrivesâtheâhorses.
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asâbridgeâcables,âmuchâtooâlargeâforâhimâtoâhold,âsoâApolloâtiedâthemâaroundâhisâwaist.âThenâApolloâstoodâatâtheâheadâofâtheâteamâgentlingâtheâhorsesâspeakingâsoftlyâtoâthem,âcallingâthemâbyânameâââPyrocis,��âEous,��âAethon,��âPhlegon.��
âGoodâlads,âgoodâhorses,âgoâeasyâtoday,âmyâswiftâones.âGoâatâaâslowâtrotâandâdoânotâleaveâtheâpath.âYouâhaveâaânewâdriverâtoday.â
Theâgreatâhorsesâdroppedâtheirâheadsâtoâhisâshoulderâandâwhinniedâsoftly,âforâtheyâlovedâhim.âPhaethonâsawâtheâflameâofâtheirâbreathâplayâaboutâhisâhead,âsawâApolloâsâfaceâshiningâoutâofâtheâflame.âButâheâwasânotâharmed,âforâheâwasâaâgodâandâcouldânotâbeâhurtâbyâphysicalâthings.
HeâcameâtoâPhaethonâandâsaid,ââListenâtoâme,âson.âYouâareâaboutâtoâstartâaâterribleâjourney.âNow,âbyâtheâobedienceâyouâoweâmeâasâaâson,âbyâtheâfaithâyouâoweâaâgod,âbyâmyâoathâthatâcannotâbeâbroken,âandâyourâprideâthatâwillânotâbend,âIâputâthisâruleâuponâyou:âKeepâtheâmiddleâway.âTooâhighâandâtheâearthâwillâfreeze,âtooâlowâandâitâwillâburn.âKeepâtheâmiddleâway.ââGiveâtheâhorsesâtheirâheads;âtheyâknowâtheâpath,âtheâblueâmiddleâcourseâofâday.âDriveâthemânotâtooâhighânorâtooâlow,âbutâaboveâall,âdoânotâstop.âOrâyouâwillâfireâtheâairâaboutâyouâwhereâyouâstand,âcharringâtheâearthâandâblisteringâtheâsky.âDoâyouâheedâme?â
âIâdo,âIâdo!ââcriedâPhaethon.ââStandâaway,âsire!âTheâdawnâgrowsâoldâandâdayâmustâbegin!âGo,âhorses,âgo!â
AndâApolloâstoodâwatchingâasâtheâhorsesâofâtheâsunâwentâintoâaâswingingâtrot,âpullingâbehindâthemâtheâgoldenâchariot,âclimbingâtheâfirstâeasternâsteepâofâtheâsky.
Atâfirstâthingsâwentâwell.âTheâgreatâsteedsâtrottedâeasilyâalongâtheirâpathâacrossâtheâhighâblueâmeadowâofâtheâsky.âAndâPhaethonâthoughtâtoâhimself,ââIâcanâtâunderstandâwhyâmyâfatherâwasâmakingâsuchâaâfuss.âThisâisâeasy.âForâme,âanyway.âPerhapsâIâmâaânatural-bornâcoachmanâthoughâ.â.â.â
Heâlookedâoverâtheâedgeâofâtheâchariot.âHeâsawâtinyâhousesâdownâbelowâandâspecksâofâtrees.âAndâtheâdarkâblueâpuddleâofâtheâsea.âTheâcoachâwasâtrundlingâacrossâtheâsky.âTheâgreatâsunâwheelsâwereâturning,âcastingâlight,âwarmingâandâbrighteningâtheâearth,âchasingâallâtheâshadowsâofânight.
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My Notes
WhatâwillâhappenâifâPhaethonâchoosesânotâtoâobeyâApolloâsâinstructions?
PredictâwhetherâorânotâPhaethonâwillâfollowâtheâdirections.âGiveâaâreasonâforâyourâprediction.
MarkâtheâtextâthatârevealsâPhaethonâsâcharacter.
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â âJustâimagine,ââPhaethonâthought,ââhowâmanyâpeopleânowâareâlookingâupâatâtheâsky,âpraisingâtheâsun,âhopingâtheâweatherâstaysâfair.âHowâmanyâpeopleâareâwatchingâme,âme,âmeâ.â.â.?ââThenâheâthought,ââButâIâmâtooâsmallâtoâsee.âTheyâcanâtâevenâseeâtheâcoachâorâtheâhorsesâââonlyâtheâgreatâwheel.âWeâareâtooâfarâandâtheâlightâisâtooâbright.âForâallâtheyâknow,âitâisâApolloâmakingâhisâusualârun.âHowâcanâtheyâknowâitâsâme,âme,âme?âHowâwillâmyâmotherâknow,âandâmyâsisters?âTheyâwouldâbeâsoâproud.âAndâEpaphusâââaboveâall,âEpaphusâââhowâwillâheâknow?âIâllâcomeâhomeâtomorrowâafterâthisâgloriousâjourneyâandâtellâhimâwhatâIâdidâandâheâwillâlaughâatâmeâandâtellâmeâIâmâlying,âasâheâdidâbefore.âAndâhowâshallâIâproveâitâtoâhim?âNo,âthisâmustânotâbe.âIâmustâshowâhimâthatâitâisâIâdrivingâtheâchariotâofâtheâsunâââIâalone.âApolloâsaidânotâtoâcomeâtooâcloseâtoâearth,âbutâhowâwillâheâknow?âAndâIâwonâtâstayâtooâlongâââjustâdipâdownâtowardâourâownâvillageâandâcircleâhisâroofâthreeâtimesâââwhichâisâtheâsignalâweâagreedâupon.âAfterâheârecognizesâme,âIâllâwhipâupâtheâhorsesâandâresumeâtheâpathâofâtheâday.
Heâjerkedâonâtheâreins,âpulledâtheâhorsesââheadsâdown.Theyâwhinniedâangrilyâandâtossedâtheirâheads.âHeâjerkedâtheâreinsâagain.
âDown,ââheâcried.ââDown!âDown!â
Theâhorsesâplungedâthroughâtheâbrightâair,âgoldenâhoovesâtwinkling,âgoldenâmanesâflying,âdraggingâtheâgreatâglitteringâchariotâafterâthemâinâaâlongâflamingâswoop.âWhenâtheyâreachedâhisâvillage,âheâwasâhorrifiedâtoâseeâtheâroofsâburstingâintoâfire.âTheâtreesâburned.âPeopleârushedâaboutâscreaming.âTheirâlooseâclothingâcaughtâfire,âandâtheyâburnedâlikeâtorchesâasâtheyâran.
Wasâitâhisâvillage?âHeâcouldânotâtellâbecauseâofâtheâsmoke.âHadâheâdestroyedâhisâownâhome?âBurnedâhisâmotherâandâhisâsisters?
Heâthrewâhimselfâbackwardâinâtheâchariot,âpullingâatâtheâreinsâwithâallâhisâmight,âshouting,ââUp!âUp!â
Andâtheâhorses,âmadeâfuriousâbyâtheâsmoke,ârearedâonâtheirâhindâlegsâinâtheâair.âTheyâleapedâupward,âgallopingâthroughâtheâsmoke,âpullingâtheâchariotâup,âup.
Swiftlyâtheâearthâfellâawayâbeneathâthem.âTheâvillageâwasâjustâaâsmudgeâofâsmoke.âAgainâheâsawâtheâpencil-strokeâofâmountains,âtheâinkblotâofâseas.ââWhoa!ââheâcried.ââTurnânow!âForwardâonâyourâpath!ââButâheâcouldânoâlongerâhandleâthem.âTheyâwereâgalloping,ânotâtrotting.âTheyâhadâtakenâtheâbitâinâtheirâteeth.âTheyâdidânotâturnâtowardâtheâpathâofâtheâdayâacrossâtheâmeadowâofâtheâsky,âbutâ
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gallopedâup,âup.âAndâtheâpeopleâonâearthâsawâtheâsunâshootingâawayâuntilâitâwasânoâlargerâthanâaâstar.
Darknessâcame.âAndâcold.âTheâearthâfrozeâhard.âRiversâfroze,âandâoceans.âBoatsâwereâcaughtâfastâinâtheâiceâinâeveryâsea.âItâsnowedâinâtheâjungle.âMarbleâbuildingsâcracked.âItâwasâimpossibleâforâanyoneâtoâspeak;âbreathâfrozeâonâtheâspeakersââlips.âAndâinâvillageâandâcity,âinâtheâfieldâandâinâtheâwood,âpeopleâdiedâofâtheâcold.âAndâtheâbodiesâpiledâupâwhereâtheyâfell,âlikeâfirewood.
StillâPhaethonâcouldânotâholdâhisâhorses,âandâstillâtheyâgallopedâupwardâdraggingâlightâandâwarmthâawayâfromâtheâearth.âFinallyâtheyâwentâsoâhighâthatâtheâairâwasâtooâthinâtoâbreathe.âPhaethonâsawâtheâflameâofâtheirâbreath,âwhichâhadâbeenâredâandâyellow,âburnâblueâinâtheâthinâair.âHeâhimselfâwasâgaspingâforâbreath;âheâfeltâtheâmarrowâofâhisâbonesâfreezing.
Nowâtheâhorses,âwildâwithâchange,âmaddenedâbyâtheâfeebleâhandâonâtheâreins,âswungâaroundâandâdivedâtowardâearthâagain.âNowâallâtheâiceâmelted,âmakingâgreatâfloods.âVillagesâwereâsweptâawayâbyâaâsolidâwallâofâwater.âTreesâwereâuprootedâandâwholeâforestsâwereâtornâaway.âTheâfieldsâwereâcoveredâbyâwater.âLowerâswoopedâtheâhorses,âandâlowerâyet.âNowâtheâwaterâbeganâtoâsteamâââgreatâbillowingâcloudsâofâsteamâasâtheâwaterâboiled.âDeadâfishâfloatedâonâtheâsurface.âNaiadsâmoanedâinâdryâriverbeds.
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Phaethonâcouldânotâsee;âtheâsteamâwasâtooâthick.âHeâhadâunboundâtheâreinsâfromâhisâwaist,âorâtheyâwouldâhaveâcutâhimâinâtwo.âHeâhadânoâcontrolâoverâtheâhorsesâatâall.âTheyâgallopedâupwardâagainâââoutâofâtheâsteamâââtakingâatâlastâtheâmiddleâroad,âbutâracingâwildly,âusingâallâtheirâtremendousâspeed.âCirclingâtheâearthâinâaâmatterâofâminutes,âsmashingâacrossâtheâskyâfromâhorizonâtoâhorizon,âmakingâtheâdayâflashâonâandâoffâlikeâaâchildâplayingâwithâaâlamp.âAndâtheâpeopleâwhoâwereâleftâaliveâwereâbewilderedâbyâtheâlightâandâdarknessâfollowingâeachâotherâsoâswiftly.
UpâhighâonâOlympus,âtheâgodsâinâtheirâcoolâgardenâheardâaâclamorâofâgriefâfromâbelow.âZeusâlookedâuponâearth.âHeâsawâtheârunawayâhorsesâofâtheâsunâandâtheâhurtlingâchariot.âHeâsawâtheâdeadâandâtheâdying,âtheâburningâforests,âtheâfloods,âtheâweirdâfrost.ââThenâheâlookedâagainâatâtheâchariotâandâsawâthatâitâwasânotâApolloâdriving,âbutâsomeoneâheâdidânotâknow.âHeâstoodâup,âdrewâbackâhisâarm,âandâhurledâaâthunderbolt.
Itâstabbedâthroughâtheâair,âstrikingâPhaethon,âkillingâhimâinstantly,âknockingâhimâoutâofâtheâchariot.âHisâbody,âflaming,âfellâlikeâaâstar.âAndâtheâhorsesâofâtheâsun,âknowingâthemselvesâdriverless,âgallopedâhomewardâtowardâtheirâstablesâatâtheâeasternâedgeâofâtheâsky.
Phaethonâsâyellow-hairedâsistersâgrievedâforâtheâbeautifulâboy.âTheyâcouldânotâstopâweeping.âTheyâstoodâonâtheâbankâofâtheâriverâwhereâheâhadâfallenâuntilâApollo,âunableâtoâcomfortâthem,âchangedâthemâintoâpoplarâtrees.âHereâtheyâstillâstandâonâtheâshoreâofâtheâriver,âweepingâtearsâofâamberâsap.
Andâsinceâthatâdayânoâoneâhasâbeenâallowedâtoâdriveâtheâchariotâofâtheâsunâexceptâtheâsunâgodâhimself.âButâthereâareâstillâtracesâofâPhaethonâsâride.âTheâendsâofâtheâearthâareâstillâcoveredâwithâicecaps.âMountainsâstillârumble,âtryingâtoâspitâoutâtheâfireâstartedâinâtheirâbelliesâbyâtheâdivingâsun.
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Indicate whether you agree or disagree with the following statements about Phaethon and Apollo. Then write the textual evidence that supports your position. Go back to the text and highlight your textual evidence.
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Phaethon is a reckless, headstrong boy.
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Phaethon is an adventurous, courageous boy.
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Phaethon is . (Insert your description)
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Apollo is a distant, ineffectual parent.
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Apollo is deeply concerned for his sonâs well-being.
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Apollo is . (Insert your description)
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