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Once upon a time, there lived a peasant girl
named Arachne. Arachne was a very talented weaver ___1___
wool. Her skilful fingers could create the ___2___
intricate and beautiful tapestries in the world. ___3___
who knew Arachne admired and praised her ___4___
her gift. They told her that Minerva, the goddess of
weaving and handicraft, must have
___5___ her this talent. Instead of agreeing ___6___
them, Arachne was proud and scornful.
"Minerva indeed ! I'm quite sure I'm even ___7___
than she is at weaving. In fact, I'm ready to ___8___
her in a weaving contest," she said.
___9___
Minerva heard about Arachne's challenge, she was
very angry that a mortal had ___10___
to challenge a goddess. One day, Minerva appeared ___11___
Arachne's cottage and reminded Arachne of her
challenge. ___12___
no time, the contest began. ___13___
Arachne and Minerva started to weave, their fingers
moving at lightning ___14___
. When they had ___15___
their task, everyone was astounded. Arachne's
tapestry was ___16___
more beautiful than Minerva's ! In a fit of
jealousy, Minerva ___17___
her temper.
"You will now do all ___18___
weaving in the air !" she declared. After saying
this, she ___19___
Arachne into a small black hairy creature with eight
legs. As the first spider in the world, Arachne was ___20___
to weave the most elaborate webs.
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Once upon a time, there lived a peasant girl
named Arachne. Arachne was a very talented weaver
of wool. Her
skilful fingers could create the
most intricate
and beautiful tapestries in the world.
Everyone who
knew Arachne admired and praised her
for her gift.
They told her that Minerva, the goddess of weaving
and handicraft, must have
given her this talent. Instead of
agreeing with
them, Arachne was proud and scornful.
"Minerva indeed ! I'm quite sure I'm even
better than she
is at weaving. In fact, I'm ready to
challenge her in
a weaving contest," she said.
When Minerva
heard about Arachne's challenge, she was very angry
that a mortal had dared
to challenge a goddess. One day, Minerva appeared
at Arachne's
cottage and reminded Arachne of her challenge.
In no time, the
contest began. Both
Arachne and Minerva started to weave, their fingers
moving at lightning speed.
When they had completed
their task, everyone was astounded. Arachne's
tapestry was far
more beautiful than Minerva's ! In a fit of
jealousy, Minerva lost
her temper.
"You will now do all
your weaving in the air !" she declared.
After saying this, she
changed Arachne into a small black hairy
creature with eight legs. As the first spider in the
world, Arachne was able
to weave the most elaborate webs.
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