On a lark to the planets: A sequel to "The wonderful electric elephant" — John Shaqi
On a lark to the planets: A sequel to "The wonderful electric elephant"Montgomery, Frances Trego
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On a lark to the planets: A sequel to "The wonderful electric elephant"
Montgomery, Frances Trego
Fantasy fiction; Interplanetary voyages -- Fiction; Science fiction
“Well, good-bye, we will soon join you in the temple,” they cried as
they walked toward the second entrance. Over this door they saw the head
of a bull and the second sign of the Zodiac called Taurus, while two
ferocious-looking bulls stood on either side of the entrance. No one
seemed inclined to pass through here.
Over the third entrance they saw the carved figures of The Twins
symbolizing the third sign, Gemini, but all passed by.
As they approached the next door, however, Ione said, “I feel decidedly
attracted this way,” and entered the door over which was to be seen the
Crab, symbolical of the fourth sign, Cancer.
As Ione passed through the doorway, the Princess said, “I wonder what
sign will attract me.”
“I think you will like Virgo best,” replied the Brother, and so it
proved, for they all passed the fifth door over which they saw the Lion
and when they neared the sixth entrance, that of Virgo, represented by a
beautiful carved figure of a virgin, the Princess said, “You are right,
Brother, if this is Virgo, for I want to enter here, so good-bye.”
After leaving Virgo, they passed the door over which was seen the scales
or balance representing the seventh sign, Libra; the one over which a
huge serpent was curled, representing the eighth sign, Scorpio, one over
which was to be seen the Archer, with his bow and arrow, the ninth sign,
Sagittarius, then past Capricornus, symbolized by the Goat, on to the
eleventh sign, Aquarius, the Water-Bearer. Here the Prince paused. “This
is my sign,” he said, “for it is the first I have felt drawn toward.”
“You are right,” replied the Brother. “It is yours and I will enter with
you and see what the others think of their respective signs. You have
made the complete round of the signs with the exception of the twelfth,
Pisces, which is symbolized by the Fishes.”
“We are glad to see you at last, Prince,” Harold cried. “We thought
perhaps you were hard to please and could not find a sign to suit you.”
“Oh, no,” he replied, “but I had to almost complete the circle before I
found where I belonged.”
“Now,” said the Brother, “I will tell you in a few words some of your
inclinations, according to your signs, but you must remember that these
will be greatly modified or accentuated as the case may be, according to
the position which different planets held at the hour of your births. It
would take too long to calculate planetary positions and give you an
exact reading of your future, so I will confine myself to what the birth
sign shows for each. I will commence with Mrs. Fredericks.”
“Oh! Oh!” laughed Ione, “For mercy’s sake don’t call me Mrs. It sounds
so grown up and queer. Please call me Ione.”
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