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Hello, I'm Mariam.
Today I'm going to tell you a story about Orpheus and Eurydice, greek lovers who were tragically lost to each other because of a terrible mistake.
Orpheus was the son of Apollo, greek God of the sun.
Orpheus had a wonderful gift.
Whenever he played the lyre, any animal or bird nearby would stop and listen, spellbound.
All day long, Orpheus would play, enchanting all the creatures around him, including the woodland nymphs in the tree above.
One day, Orpheus was playing.
When he glanced upwards.
There in the branches was a beautiful woodland nymph with dazzling long hair, looking down at him with dark, dreamy eyes.
Orpheus was in love.
Before long, Eurydice, the nymph, was in love, too.
The pair became inseparable, and soon they were married.
They were blissfully happy.
But their happiness didn't last long.
It came to an abrupt and cruel end.
One summer's day.
It was unbearably hot, so Eurydice went to the river to cool down.
Suddenly, out of nowhere, a swarm of bees came and attacked her.
She clambered out of the water to escape, but the bees followed Orpheus.
Help.