The Story Of Proserpine
Episode 1
Long, long ago, in the beautiful island of Sicily, there lived a goddess called Ceres. She was the goddess of crops, plants and trees; so on her depended the health and happiness of all the people of this wide world.
Ceres had a fair daughter, Proserpine, whom she loved more than her life.
Proserpine was the brightest and loveliest of all girls.
Her cheeks were rosy and beautiful like the apple blossoms in spring.
Her eyes were as blue as the sky in April.
Her long golden curls were as bright as the sunlight in springtime.
All the radiant loveliness of springtime seemed to have taken the form of this fair maiden.
Everybody said, "She is the Spring."
Proserpine helped her mother in the fields.
With her young companions she danced and sang, while gathering flowers
Far down the earth, there lived dark pluto, king of the land of the dead.
He had often asked some goddess to come and live with him, but no goddess was willing to live among the dead
So Pluto was very lonely.
Episode 2
One day Pluto came to Earth and was driving along in his swift chariot
Behind some bushes he heard voices and laughter
He stopped his chariot, and walked to the bushes
Then he saw Proserpine laughing and playing with her companions who formed a circle round her
Pluto was charmed at the sight of the lovely maiden
Dark Pluto
I must make her my Queen
Dark Pluto
Her bright face will make even my dark kingdom look bright and beautiful
But he knew that it would be useless to ask the maiden to be his Queen
So he stepped into the circle and carried her to his chariot
The companions of Proserpine were frightened and fled in all directions
Pluto departed with the captive maiden to his chariot
He was afraid that Proserpine's mother Ceres would soon appear there in search of her daughter
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