The Dolphin Rider
“The black-haired boy was a son of Zeus. The yellow-haired one, named Phaeton, was a son of Apollo. But, as it happened, neither of them had ever met his father.
When the boys grew tired of the games, they sat down on the edge of a cliff, dangling their legs over the blue sea, and began boasting and lying to each other. This was a very long time ago and most things have changed — but not boys.
“My father is Zeus,” said the black-haired boy. “He’s the chief god, lord of the mountain, king of the ...sky.”
“My father is lord of the sun,” said Phaeton.
“My father is called the thunderer,” replied the other. “When he is angry, the sky grows black and the sun hides. His spear is a lightning bolt. That’s what he kills people with. He can hurl it a thousand miles and never miss.”
“Without my father there would be no day,” said Phaeton. “It would always be night. Each morning he drives the golden chariot of the sun across the sky, bringing the daytime. Then he dives into the ocean, boards a golden ferryboat, and sails back to his eastern palace.MoreLess
When the boys grew tired of the games, they sat down on the edge of a cliff, dangling their legs over the blue sea, and began boasting and lying to each other. This was a very long time ago and most things have changed — but not boys.
“My father is Zeus,” said the black-haired boy. “He’s the chief god, lord of the mountain, king of the ...sky.”
“My father is lord of the sun,” said Phaeton.
“My father is called the thunderer,” replied the other. “When he is angry, the sky grows black and the sun hides. His spear is a lightning bolt. That’s what he kills people with. He can hurl it a thousand miles and never miss.”
“Without my father there would be no day,” said Phaeton. “It would always be night. Each morning he drives the golden chariot of the sun across the sky, bringing the daytime. Then he dives into the ocean, boards a golden ferryboat, and sails back to his eastern palace.MoreLess
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