Peter thought it was a handful of corn-grains from _Virgo's_ hand. Betty said, "A necklace." "That's nearest right," said Uncle Henry. "It is called _Corona Borealis_, or the Northern Crown. That brightest star is named _Gemma_, so you see it might be a gem in a necklace, too. The Virgin looks as if she was going to bend over and pick it up. Perhaps she will some day." "I think," said Paul, "that she's too busy a person to give Betty's ukelele to. Who's the other lady?" "I quite agree with you," said Uncle Henry. "The Virgin seems very much occupied. Well, there is another lady in Starland. Her name is _Cassiopeia_, and since she has nothing to do but sit in a chair, perhaps Betty will let _Cassiopeia_ have the ukelele to play. _Virgo_ won't be jealous, either, because she is clear across the sky from _Cassiopeia_; too far away to see. A long line drawn across the sky from _Spica_ through the pole star in the little bear's tail-tip will reach _Cassiopeia_. (12) "She is easy to find, because she looks just like a big letter W. Does anybody see it?" The trio all found the W very quickly. You will, too, for it is very conspicuous in the northeastern sky in July and August. Uncle Henry showed the children that _Cassiopeia's_ W had to be turned upside down, into an M, before she could be made to sit in her chair properly. Here is how _Cassiopeia_ looked: [Illustration] "She hasn't a blessed thing to do. We'll give the lyre to her," said Betty. "I am glad to hear that you are going to give the ukelele to _Cassiopeia_," said Uncle Henry. "Perhaps it will make her feel happier. She has had a rather sad life. Long ago _Cassiopeia_ was queen of _Æthiopia_, and was very beautiful. But she was so proud of her good looks that she boasted herself prettier than the lovely sea-nymphs. This made Neptune, the god of the sea, so angry that he sent one of his worst sea-monsters to make trouble along the shore of _Cassiopeia's_ country. "And as if that wasn't bad enough, Neptune demanded _Cassiopeia's_ daughter _Andromeda_ as a sacrifice. "So you see it seems good to see _Cassiopeia_ getting a little justice done her, if it's only the present of a ukelele." "Teacher says," piped up Betty, "that the lady's statue on top of the Court House is '_Justice_.' What does she have that little pair of scales in her hand for, Uncle Henry?" "The scales are to help her in weighing the good and bad that people do," explained Uncle Henry, "and speaking of scales, there's a pair of them in the sky, too. If you will look between the _Scorpio_ and the Virgin you will find the scales. (13) They are called _Libra_, which is Latin for 'balance.' There are four main stars in _Libra_, which make an oblong." This is how _Libra_, the balance, looked when the children and Uncle Henry had finished drawing it: [Illustration] "Now," said Peter, with an air of having shown great patience, "we want to see that three-headed dog. I forgot his name."