AURORA AND TITHONUS.

 
  

HE beautiful youth, Tithonus, loved
Aurora, the queen of the dawn. He was
the first one to greet her each day as she
drew back the purple curtains of the east,
~ He made his bed on the green grass in the meadow

that he might not miss her coming.

Aurora grew to expect his welcome and to:love
the youth dearly.

One morning when she came: Tithonus was
not in his usual place.

As she looked anxiously around she saw him
with pale face and closed eyes lying upon the
ground.

~She darted down to earth and cartied his almost
lifeless body to Zeus.

She begged the great king to promise that
Tithonus should never die.

But alas, in her haste, she forgot to ask that
he might forever remain young. Therefore he
grew old and bent, and could no longer walk.

In misery, he begged to go back to the cool grass
in the meadow where he had been so happy.

Aurora in pity said, “youshall go, my Tithonus.
To make you happy is my dearest wish.