THE KILLING OF THE PYTHON 37 



Apollo was such a good shot that his arrows 

 never missed their mark. 



Let me tell you how he shot the great ser- 

 pent, Python, with one of these shining arrows. 



THE KILLING OP THE PYTHON 



THE Python was a huge serpent. He lived in 

 a cave near the foot of a mountain in Greece. 



Every little while he would come out and 

 seize sheep and oxen. And sometimes he took 

 men, women, and little children. He dragged 

 them into his den to eat them. 



All the people lived in great terror of him. 



Many had tried to kill him. But the very 

 sight of the cruel monster had made them shake 

 with fear. 



At last Apollo heard of this. Getting into 

 his beautiful golden car, he was carried to the 

 spot in the twinkling of an eye. 



When the people saw the bright god, they 

 began to sing songs of joy. 



Then Apollo, taking his silver bow on his 

 shoulder, went into the mountain. 



