STORY OF THE PEACOCK 93 



"This is very strange/' said Juno. "I must 

 put Argus to watch this animal." 



Now Argus had a hundred eyes in his head ! 



So, if he went to sleep with two eyes, as 

 watchmen sometimes do, he still had ninety- 

 eight eyes wide open ! 



All day long he let the white cow graze. 

 At night he put a rope around her neck, and 

 fastened her to a stake. 



Now I must whisper in your ear a secret ! 



The gentle white cow was no other than 

 beautiful lo herself ! 



Jupiter had changed her into this shape so 

 that Juno would not find her. 



But Juno, who was very wise, guessed who it 

 was that the white cow hid. 



Poor lo was very unhappy under the gaze of 

 all those eyes. 



She sometimes tried to put out her arms to 

 Argus to beg him to let her go, but she had no 

 arms. 



Then she tried to speak to him, but she could 

 only " moo " sadly. 



At last Jupiter told Mercury the secret that I 

 have told you, and sent him to set lo free. 



Mercury dressed himself like a shepherd, took 



