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1、简易英语读物《希腊神话-GreekMythology》-（29）DaedalusandIcarusLongandlongagoinancientGreece,therelivedafamousinventornamedDaedalus.Daedalushadinventedmanymachineswithmanyuses.Someofhismachinesweresoamazingthatmanypeoplefelttheyweremagic.Sincehewasfamousthroughouttheco
2、untry,manykingsandrichmenwouldinvitedhimtocometotheirlandandinventwonderfulthingstohelpthemwithmanytasks.OnthevisittotheislandofCrete,thekingoftheisland,kingMinosaskDaedalustobuildawarmachinethatwouldhelphimtokillhishatedenemiesDaedaluswasnotinterestedinw
3、arandrefusedtohelptheking.ThisangeredKingMinosgreatly,andheorderedthatDaedalustobelockedinahightowerthatfacedtheseauntilheagreedtowhatthekinghadasked.Daedalusspentafewmonthsinthetowerbeforehewasabletoescape.HissonnamedIcarus,stoleakeyfromgod,andopenedtheh
4、eavydoortothetower.DaedalusandIcarusranquicklytothebeachandtriedtofindashipthatwouldtakethembacktoGreece.ButtheyfailedbecauseKingMinoshadorderedthatalltheshipsbeingcarefullysearchedbeforeleavingtheislandofCrete,BothDaedalusandIcaruswerecaughtandputintheto
5、wertogether.Thoughhewascaught,Daedalushadstrongspiritandfeltsurethattheycouldfindawaytoescape.Hethoughtofinventsomethingtohelpthemtoescape,butunfortunatelytherenotmanymaterialsinthetowerforhimtouse.Afterthinkingforalongtime,hesaidtohisson.“Thekingmaycontr
6、olthelandandsea,yethedoesnotcontrolthesky.”“Thereforemysonwemustescapefromthesky”Daedalusthentoldhissontocollectallbirdfeathersthathecouldfind.Eachdaythetwomenwouldtakesomeoftheirfood,andleavedthemontheopeningofthewindows.Whenbirdscametoeatit,theywouldpul
7、lsometheirfeathersoff.DaedalusalsobegantosaveallthecandlesthattheyweregiveneachnightAftermanymonths,DaedalusandIcarushadsavedalotoffeathersandcandles,andtheadventuresbegantowork.Daedalusmeltthecandlewaxandmadeitintoashapeofwing,thenheaddedthebird’sfeather
8、untiltheyhadbuilttwopairedofwingsbigenoughforhimandhisson.Onepairwaslargeandheavy,bigenoughforDaedalus;theotherpairwassmallandfastperfectlyforIcarus.WhenDaedalushadfinishedthewings,heputthemonhisback,hebeganmovehisa
