ECHO NARCISSUS NARRATOR Now we are going to

ECHO & NARCISSUS

NARRATOR: Now, we are going to tell the story of Narcissus and the lovely Echo lived free of problems. One day Zeus came to her. n

Zeus: My wife Hera, is very jealous. She doesn’t leave me for a minute. n. Can you sing for her ? n

Echo: I sing very well. n. I will sng for her!! n

Narrator: Zeus escaped to the forest with another nymph. n Hera came to look for Zeus and she heard the beautiful song. n She looked up a tree and saw Echo. n

Hera: That is a beautiful song. n Who are you singing for? n

Echo: I’m singing this song for you. n Zeus asked me to sing for you and entertain you. n

Hera: WHAT? ? ? n Zeus wanted to distract me with your song? n I must punish you!!!! n From today, you cannot sing or speak anymore!!! n You will only repeat people’s last words! n

Narrator: There is a young man in Greece called Narcissus. n He is very attractive and he knows it. n All girls love him. n

Girls: How beautiful you are!!! n Look at me! Do you love me? n You are the perfect man!!!! n Come with me, kiss me please!!! n

Narrator: One day Narcissus went to the forest to hunt. n Echo saw him and fell in love inmediately. She wants to talk to him, but she can’t. n

NARCISSUS: Good day! I see that you find me very attractive!

Echo Very attractive….

Narcissus I know! Well, you haven’t got any possibilities with me, I’m afraid.

ECHO …I’m afraid…

Narcissus: Don’t be afraid. Are you stupid? n. Most girls are in love with me! n

ECHO: . . in love with me….

Narcissus: Have you got a problem? Can’t you speak normally? Go away!!!!

ECHO: …Go away…… n

Narrator: Afrodite, the goddess of love, is near. n. She hears Narcissus’s words to Echo and she is furious. n

Afrodite: Narcissus is cruel. I must punish him. I’m going to wait for the best moment to punish him.

NARRATOR: After a long day hunting, Narciso went to a river to drink.

NARCISSUS: What a hot day!. I’m going to drink some water!

NARRATOR: Narciso is drinking, and he is surprised because he sees an attractive young man in the river. He smiles at the man and the man smiles at him. n It is his own reflection, but he doesn’t know it. n He fell in love inmediately. n

NARCISSUS: Oh my god! What a beautiful face!. Who are you? . A nymph? . Get out of the water so that I can see you better. Touch me, don’t go.

NARRATOR: Narciso, tried to talk to him, and to touch him, but the image dissapeared.

NARCISSUS: Boy, don’t leave, I need to see you! Who are you? . OH!

NARRATOR: He stayed there days and nights, and he could never get away from the river. He didn’t drink, he didn’t eat, and finally, he died. Narciso became a flower.

Afrodite Narcissus received what he deserved. He did not love anybody because he could only love himself.

NARRATOR: This myth tells us the origin of Echo, which is the voice we hear when we shout at the mountains. The story also tells the meaning of the Narcisism, which consists of loving only oneself.

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