fluttering along the meadow; and Cadrnus,
Phoenix, and Cilix set off in pursuit of it, crying
out that it was a flower with wings. Europa;
who was a little wearied with playing all day
long, did not chase the butterfly with her broth-
ers, but sat still where they had left her, and
closed her eyes. For a while, she listened to
the pleasant murmur of the sea, which was like
a voice saying "Hush!" and bidding her go to
sleep. But the pretty child, if she slept at all,
could not have slept more than a moment, when
she heard something trample on the grass, not
far from her, and peeping out from the heap of
flowers, beheld a snow-white bull.

And whence could this bull have come? Eu-
ropa and her brothers had been a long time
playing in the meadow, and had seen no cattle,
nor other living thing, either there or on the
neighboring hills.

"Brother Cadmus!" cried Europa, starting up
out of the midst of the roses and lilies. "Phoe-
nix! Cilix! Where are you all? Help! Help!
Come and drive away this bull!"

But her brothers were too far off to hear;
especially as the fright took away Europa'a

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