14 AUTUMN STORIES AND POEMS 



Here lives Neptune, the ruler of the seas. 



Often he calls for his chariot, and rides to 

 the top of the waters. 



His horses have golden manes, and hoofs of 

 brass. 



The sharks and whales, and other monsters 

 that live in the sea, play about his path as his 

 chariot parts the waters. 



Sometimes his son, Triton, goes before his 

 father. 



He carries a long sea-shell for a horn. 



He blows a blast through this to let all 

 things know that the great Neptune is coming. 



Then the waves become smooth as glass. 



Neptune carries in his hand his trident, a staff 

 with three sharp points. 



One blow of this staff will shake the earth. 



All the winds obey him. ^Eolus, King of 

 the Winds, is his servant. 



Once he disobeyed his great master, and 

 almost wrecked JEneas. 



This is the story : 



