H. Labour seven

The logic of gods is very strange. One day walking along the forest edge, the Cretan king Minos (the son of Zeus) found a magnificent bull tied to a tall platanos.
  - Breeding- immediately flashed Minos in the head – that is luck.
But the bull did not show any emotion, on the contrary, stood quietly under the tree and plucked young grass.
When Minos came closer, he saw that the bull with a plaque hanging from its neck with the following inscription: "This noble animal should be sacrificed. P". Minos sat down on a stone, smoked a cigarette and began to ponder hard since in the inscription he saw three questions:
1. Who brought the bull here?
2. Who should sacrifice him?
3. Does the letter "P" mean the name of the unknown sacrificer?
Minos was a clever guy and immediately found the answer to the second question.
  - The day after tomorrow, April twenty-fourth is daddy’s birthday, therefore, with high probability this bull should be sacrificed to him. Yeah, yeah, Dad loves these kinds of things, therefore, this question can be considered solved.
Then, Minos came to the conclusion that the one who brought the bull here is the unknown benefactor, and his name starts with the letter "P".
- Well, well, well, among potential sacrificiers whose name starts with the letter "P"? Maybe that’s my wife, Pasiphae? But how? When?
Then Minos remembered that his wife was then the third day lying in bed with flu and denied that version.
- Then who? Who is related to Zeus with this letter? Oh, of course, Poseidon, who else!
Glad to have found the answers to questions, Minos untied the bull and led to his farm, where he handed it to an employee and told him to keep an eye on it with the highest level. At home king told his wife the news and was surprised by her reaction.
- Breeding, you say? That’s it. We don’t have breeding bulls.
- But it must be sacrificed to daddy...
- What's the difference which bull will be sacrificed? Take a simpleone, for example John. And this one we will call Jack.
Minos thought the same, and because of the thought of his wife immediately agreed. Two days later, they solemnly killed John by all the rules and sacrificial rites, then they threw its skin from a high cliff into the sea. One day later, Jack got mad, smashed to smithereens the fence and went to ravage the island - trample crops, disperse herds and kill people. Scared Minos immediately sent a telegram to kings asking for help.
Having received the telegram Eurystheus immediately called Hercules.
- So look. Get in the boat and get out on Crete. There you will have to catch a mad bull, restrain him and bring it here.
- But the bull will not fit in the boat...
- That's your problem, buddy.
There was nothing to do. Hercules took the boat, set the sail and two days later landed in Minosburg, which was the capital of Crete. Leaving the boat on a berth, the hero hurried to the palace.
- Yes, brother, that's it this sad meth - familiarly told Minos to Hercules - estimate, this creature specifically bears malice. What he cannot eat, treads and destroys. Save us - and I'll royally reward you.
Hercules went to the nearby forest and immediately saw a bull, titanic dark brown bull.
  - Jack, Jack - called him the hero.
Jack looked at Hercules with bloodshot eyes and ran after him. Running to the nearest forest, Hercules pulled a lasso out of the bag and threw it at the bull, and then tied the other end to a tree. Waiting until Jack calmed down, Hercules went to him and as soon as the bull got furious he mercilessly whipped him with a whip. He repeated it for ten times. On the eleventh time, Jack finally realized what they wanted from him. Once Hercules approached him, the bull lowered his head and wagged his tail.
When the hero came to the palace with the tied up bull, all the servants gathered to look at the unprecedented monster. Minos realized that he was stuck having promised royal gifts to Hercules, however, being one of the most skilful men of his time, he found a way out.
  - Attention, attention! To commemorate the great victory over the monster the city Minosburg today is renamed in honor of the winner and will be called Heraclion! Hip-hip-hooray!
Hercules realized that he was once again pinned.
  - How I hate kings! Would love to make a revolution...
However, Hercules didn’t studied philosophy at Socrates in vain, and he knew that the consciousness of the people was not yet ripe, and a simple revolution wouldn’t change anything.
Naturally, the bull didn’t fit in the boat, so Hercules simply drove him into the water. To his surprise, Jack swam like a real dolphin. Hercules just had to pull a bit and adjust the direction. The bull overcame the distance of one hundred twenty kilometers from Peloponnese in six hours. People gathered at the city gates, welcomed the hero with roars. Reluctantly, Eurystheus was forced to congratulate Hercules.
- Well, you're done, good for you. Now come to me and keep this creature tighter.
Bull came to Eurystheus and stared at him with a nasty look. The king fainted from fear and when came to conscience, he ordered Hercules to take the bull and lead him away. Money obtained for it, would be enough for a decade of a comfortable life. But...


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