Mercury and the Sculptor
MERCURY ONCE DETERMINED to learn in what esteem he
was held among mortals. For this purpose he assumed the haracter
of a man and visited in this disguise a Sculptor's studio having
looked at various statues,
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A CERTAIN rich man bought in the market a Goose and a Swan.
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burst forth into song and thus made himself known by his voice,
and preserved his life by his melody.