Chapter 11

THÉ BRASS BŪLLŚ.

sőmèthing	plow	būllś
stroñger	chainś	nôśėś
mouthś	smôkè	plant
stônè	flew	ståll

When Jâsón câmè tó^tö Colchis, hê went tó^tö thé king and sãìd, "Will yöü givè mê thé gôldén fleeçè?"

Thé king wanted^wontéd tó^tö keep thé fleeçè.

Sô hê sãìd tó^tö Jâsón, "Yöü may havè it, but yöü must dö sőmèthing for mê first."

"Yöü must plow with thé brass būllś, and plant thé dragón's teeth."

Thé brass būllś lōōkèd lîkè real būllś, but they werè larĝer and stroñger.

They blew out fîŕè and smôkè fróm their nôśėś and mouthś.

Thé būllś had a ståll mâdè of^uv îŕòn and stônè. They had tó^tö bê tîèd with strong îŕòn chainś.

daughter	Médêá	carriàĝè
snâkès	thröügh	pūllèd

When thé dragón's teeth werè plantėd, îŕòn men grew up.

They ålwayś killèd thé one^wőnè whö had plantėd them.

Thé king wanted^wontéd thé būllś tó^tö kill Jâsón.

Hê sãìd, "If thé būllś dö not kill him thé îŕòn men will."

Thé king had a daughter nâmèd Médêá. Shê saw Jâsón wáś^woś a brâvè yòung man and did not want^wont him killèd.

Shê knew how tó^tö help him. Shê steppèd intö her carriàĝè, which wáś^woś pūllèd bŷ flŷing snâkès.

Then Médêá flew thröügh thé ãir. Shê went tó^tö hillś and creeks and pickèd åll kîndś of^uv flõwerś.

Shê tōōk thé flõwerś hômè and cōōkèd them.

nőthing	fâçè	rub
jüìçè	legś	cut

Then Médêá went tó^tö Jâsón when thé king did not knôw it.

Shê sãìd tó^tö Jâsón, "Rub yøùr fâçè and handś and legś with this jüìçè."

When hê did this, hê wáś^woś aś strong aś a ĝîánt.

Nőthing cōūld hurt him then. Fîŕè cōūld not burn him, and swordś cōūld not cut him.

Thé next day Jâsón had tó^tö plow with thé brass būllś and plant thé dragón's teeth.

clîmbèd	yèàŕlý	tîèd
prinçess	seats	hôld
untîèd	ôpénèd	plâçè

Yèàŕlý in thé morning, thé king and prinçess went out tó^tö thé plâçè.

They had gōōd seats wheŕè they cōūld see well.

Åll thé pêòplè in thé çitý câmè out tó^tö see Jâsón plow.

Thé littlè boyś clîmbèd thé treeś sô they cōūld see better.

Then Jâsón câmè tó^tö thé plâçè. Thé ståll wheŕè thé brass būllś werè tîèd wáś^woś not far off.

Thé dòor wáś^woś ôpénèd and Jâsón went in.

Hê untîèd thé būllś and tōōk hôld of^uv their hornś.

Then hê mâdè thé būllś cőmè out of^uv their ståll.

pūshèd

kickèd

until

Thé būllś werè verý añgrý and blew fîŕè and smôkè fróm their mouthś.

This mâdè thé crüél king glad. But thé pêòplè whö saw it werè áfraid. They did not want^wont Jâsón killèd. They did not knôw that thé prinçess had helpèd him.

Jâsón pūshèd thé būllś' heàdś down tó^tö thé ground. Then they kickèd at him with their feet, but cōūld not hurt him.

Hê held their heàdś down on thé ground until thé plow wáś^woś reàdý.

handlè	slôwlý	nöön
wheat	lîè	just

Jâsón tōōk thé chainś in one^wőnè hand. Hê tōōk thé handlè of^uv thé plow in thé őther.

Thé būllś jumpèd and wanted^wontéd tó^tö run áway.

But Jâsón held sô hard they had tó^tö gô verý slôwlý.

When it wáś^woś nöön thé ground wáś^woś åll plowèd.

Then Jâsón let thé būllś gô.

They werè sô añgrý that they ran áway tó^tö thé wōōdś.

Now Jâsón went tó^tö thé king and sãìd, "Givè mê thé dragón's teeth."

Thé king gâvè him hiś hat fūll.

Then Jâsón plantėd thé dragón's teeth, just aś a man plants wheat.

Bŷ this tîmè hê wáś^woś verý tîrèd, sô hê went tó^tö lîè down.

êvèning	kneeś	marblè
threw	grôwing	fight

In thé êvèning hê câmè back.

Thé îŕòn men werè grôwing up. Sőmè of^uv thé men had ônlý their feet in thé ground.

Sőmè of^uv them werè in thé ground up tó^tö their kneeś.

Sőmè had ônlý their heàdś out. They åll trîèd tó^tö get out sô they cōūld kill Jâsón.

Then Jâsón did whåt Médêá tôld him hê shōūld dö.

Hê tōōk a ĝîánt's marblè and threw it nėàŕ thé men.

Åll thé îŕòn men wanted^wontéd tó^tö get thé marblè.

Sô they bėgan tó^tö fight each őther. Aś söön aś one^wőnè had hiś feet out of^uv thé ground, hê cut at thé man next tó^tö him. Sô they killèd each őther.

Then Jâsón tōōk hiś sword and cut off åll thé heàdś that werè out of^uv thé ground.

Sô åll thé îŕòn men werè killèd and thé king wáś^woś verý añgrý.

But Médêá and thé pêòplè werè glad.