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The Face in the Pool By: Eddie When Jupiter travelled to the mountains, all of the wood nymphs rushed to him to be with this quite joyful and happy god. They did many things with him and played around in the beautiful, rushing waterfalls and ran and laughed him in the lush, bountiful green glades. Juno, Jupiter's wife, was jealous and often searched for her husband for long periods of time along the mountainsides, trying to find him and the nymphs. But whenever Juno was getting close to finding Jupiter, a clever and charming wood nymph named Echo would block her path by talking with her in a lively and cheerful way to prevent Juno from finding her husband. After some time had passed, Juno found out that Echo had been tricking her, and she became very angry. She put an unfortunate curse on Echo as well. She said, "From this moment forward, you shall only say the last words of others' sentences and statements!" It was so. From that moment on, poor and helpless Echo could only repeat the last words of others' sentences and statements. One day, while Echo was alone in the woods, she spied a young man with golden-colored hair. His name was Narcissus, and he was the most beautiful young man that Echo had ever seen, and he was also the most beautiful man in the forest. It was even said that all who looked upon Narcissus instantly fell in love with him, and Echo had definitely been affected. For her heart burned like a flaming torch, and she decided that she must follow him. After some time had passed, finally young Narcissus heard a rustle in the leaves. He wheeled around and called out "Who's there?" From a distance, Echo hid and said Narcissus's last word "There?" Narcissus heard Echo's response and immediately began to search the forest. He cried, "Quit hiding! Let us meet each other!" "Meet each other!" yelled Echo. She then rushed out from behind a tree and ran towards Narcissus. But he pushed her away and shouted, "Leave me alone! I would much rather die than have you love me!" Echo's response was, "Love me! Love me! Love me!" But Narcissus ran away and did not look back, leaving Echo alone with her loneliness and sadness. She then wandered the mountains, till she found a cave and lived there. Meanwhile Narcissusonce again began his daily hunting routine. As he was walking along his usual route, he came upon a crystal clear pool, silent and beautiful. Nobody and nothing ever dared to disturb it or touch it. Only the rays of the sun gently placed themselves against the smooth, silvery surface of the pool. Narcissus was quite thirsty, as he had had a very long day of hunting, so he crouched down over the pool. As he leaned over it's glassy surface, he suddenly spotted someone staring back up at him. Narcissus was quite surprised at the sight that he saw. He saw a person staring back up at him with golden-colored hair, beautiful eyes, and skin that was smooth and pure. He leaned down to kiss this beautiful sight, but all his lips touched was water. When he reached out and tried to feel this creature of beauty, all that touched his hand was water. Narcissus was deeply saddened. He cried out, "Why, when I touch, I can only feel water? Why make me suffer?" He then began to cry, and wished for his own reflection which he saw in the water, so that he could love it. "Oh!" he cried. "It is my reflection I cry for!" Suddenly his tears broke the surface of the water and cause his reflection to no longer be visible. He said, "Where did you go? Come back! I love you!" From then on, Narcissus stared at the water day after day with his sadness growing. As he felt his life leave him, he said, "Good-bye my love!" His life ended. The water and wood nymphs all searched for his body for a long time but could never find it. All they could find was a luxurious, beautiful flower that once had sat next to this handsome man, while he had wanted his own reflection. The flower had many beautiful colors and petals, and the nymphs decided to call it Narcissus, because of it's magnificence. As for Echo, she became very weak and sad, and could only very quietly say the last few words of people's sentences. So she has still spent the rest of her life sitting in her cave, being lonely, and losing her last hope of happiness.

Eesha Sachdeva
Once upon a time, there was a god named Jupiter. Jupiter was a happy, joyful, excited god, and all of the nymphs loved him. When Jupiter arrived a t the home of the nymphs, they were really happy to see him. But, Jupiter's wife, Juno, was jealous. She spent every day trying to catch Jupiter and the nymphs. But every time Juno got close to catching her husband, a girl named Echo would come up and start chatting with Juno. They would talk for a while, and by the time they were done, Jupiter and the nymphs were long gone. Juno was furious. "You tricked me!" she said "From now on, you will always have the last word, not the first!" From then on, Echo could only repeat the words of others. One day, Echo saw a young man in the forest. His name was Narcissus, and he was the coolest man in the forest. Everyone who looked at him fell in love with him. When Echo saw him, she too fell in love. She secretly followed him around the forest. She got closer and closer, until Narcissus heard a twig snap. "Who's here?!" he said. Echo repeated his last word: "Here!" she said. "Who are you? Come to me!" he said "Come to me!" she said "Stop hiding! Let us meet!" he commanded " Let us meet" she repeated Then she appeared and rushed to the side of Narcissus. But for some reason, Narcissus got scared and pushed her away. "Leave me! I'd rather die than have you love me!" "Love me!" she repeated "Love me! Love me!" Now, after Narcissus had rejected her, Echo felt sad and decided to live in an old cave. Meanwhile, Narcissus found a beautiful pool. Now, have you ever seen a fountain? Not a water fountain but, like a pretty fountain in the park? The pool that Narcissus saw was beautiful, like that. There was a really pretty waterfall that splashed into a pool. Narcissus leaned over to drink from the pool. As he was drinking, he noticed a beautiful being in the water, but it was only his reflection. He spent many days and nights at the pool, admiring his reflection. After many years, Narcissus became old. His body turned into a flower, which is called Narcissus. As for Echo, she too became old and crumbled away. All that remained of her was her voice. If you go to a cave, you can still hear her, repeating your words.