APOLLO AND HYACINTHUS 41 



He taught him how to fish. He showed him 

 the streams in which the fish were plenty. 



He gave him a swift horse, and two or three 

 beautiful dogs. For he wanted Hyacinthus to 

 go with him on the hunt. 



In fact, everything that the boy wished Apollo 

 gave him. 



But listen to what happened. 



One day Apollo took a long walk with Hya- 

 cinthus out in the green fields. 



But the fields were no longer green. They 

 were brown and dry from the great heat of 

 summer. 



The flowers drooped their heads for want of 

 rain. 



The wheat and corn were dying in the hot 

 sun. 



Not a leaf was stirring on the trees. 



The sheep and cows had left the open fields 

 where they had been grazing. They were stand- 

 ing under the trees near the water. 



Apollo and Hyacinthus sat down under the 

 shade of a large chestnut tree to get cool. 



After a little while, the god took his lyre. 

 He made the sweetest music that you ever heard. 



Soon Hyacinthus became restless. Like most 



