F THE 



UNIVERSITY 



OF 



GENERAL 



PLUTO 



How strange it would be to take a ride 

 down through the earth ! 



Has anybody ever done so ? 



Yes, miners who dig out the coal which we 

 burn. 



Long ago people thought that if you rode 

 down down all the way through the earth, 

 you came to a place called Hades. 



There the sun never shone ; there was weep- 

 ing and sorrow all the time. 



Around it flowed the river Styx; the boat- 

 man, Charon, carried people across. 



A strange monster guarded the gates. 



This was Cerberus, a fierce dog with three 

 heads. 



He was gentle to any one who went in. But 

 growled at those who tried to get out. 



The king of this dark country was named 



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