all of his brothers t Darius? Mention some inventions people once thought we impossible or as ridiculo the boys thought this f machine was. Mention some inventors at v people once laughed but are now honored. Do you think the poet r knew a boy like Darius? the reasons for your answe Was Darius a clever boy or his brothers right in t opinion of him? he'-rô-the principal person in a story, or a man who shows gre "knights of old "Dædalus" and "Icarus"-characters in one of the old Grecia myths or stories. According to this myth, Daedalus, who was famo for his skill in the mechanical arts, was imprisoned by Minos, Kin of Crete. In order to escape from his prison, Dedalus made wing for his son Icarus and himself, which he fastened on with wax. Icaru was warned not to fly too near the sun, but in his pride and joy a being able to do what the birds do, he forgot what he had been tol and flew up toward the sun. The wax melted, the wings fell off, and the boy dropped into the sea. Travel TRAVEL ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON 67 Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. A copy of the "Arabian Nights" that fell into his hands aroused his interest in adventure. He became a famous traveler and a writer of stories. His "Treasure Island" is read by young and old as the best of all pirate-stories, the greatest work of his story-telling art. His health was always delicate and he died in Samoa at the early age of forty-four. I should like to rise and go Where the golden apples grow ;- Parrot islands anchored lie, And, watched by cockatoos and goats, Lonely Crusoes building boats ;— Eastern cities, miles about, Are with mosque and minaret And the rich goods from near and far Hang for sale in the bazaar; Where the Great Wall round China goes, And on one side the desert blows, And with bell and voice and drum, Where are forests, hot as fire, One VOCABULARY: The Little Land ǎn'-chored (kerd)-firmly fixed; held by anchor. 69 “sweep and prince’’ THE LITTLE LAND ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON When at home alone I sit To go sailing through the skies- To the pleasant Land of Play; Where the Little People are; Through the grasses, In that forest to and fro And the ants go marching by of the au your map: ypt. 15 a. about the uin' (ken) n n |