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Key words£ºClytie,
sunflower, sun,sea |
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Genre£ºfolklore |
Topic£ºsunflower |
Words:150 |
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It
was the sun!
She stood happily gazing at it all day. |
How
Clytie became a sunflower
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Author£ºHeather
Forest |
Source£ºwww.ceiyemen.org
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Nation£ºGreece |
Date£º2008-8-19 |
(Clytie, by
Frederic Lord Leighton)
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Clytie was a sea nymph who wore
beautiful green gowns woven of seaweed. Her long, golden hair
floated about her at the bottom of the sea. One day a mermaid
sang her a song about a golden light above the water. Clytie
wanted to see it!
She swam to the surface and
climbed onto the shore. She saw the golden light described in
the song. . . It was the sun! She stood happily gazing at it all
day. When she at last turned to the water, she saw her
reflection. Her golden hair had become yellow petals; her green
gown had become leaves. Her tiny feet had become roots. She had
become a sunflower, a small image of the sun she loved.
To this day, the sunflowers turn
on their stems all through the day so that they can gaze upon
the sun as it travels the sky.
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Discussion£º
1. What was the golden
light above the water?
2. How did Clytie become a
sunflower?
3. Why do the sunflower¡¯s
face turn to follow the path of the sun?
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