Vocabulary: 8 uses of ‘long’ – Orpheus & Eurydice part 1

Hello I’m Mariam. Today I’m going to tell you 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. When
he played his 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 trees 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 summers 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!
She screamed but Orpheus was a long way off playing his lyre.
Eurydice ran quickly. Suddenly a sharp pain pierced her foot and she fell. A deadly snake
had bitten her. It didn’t take long for the poison to take its fatal effect. When
Orpheus finally arrived, the snake had long gone and Eurydice was lifeless. Orpheus was
heartbroken! “As long as I live,” he swore. “I’ll never play music again”. But he
was wrong.
Join me again soon for part two of the story where you can find out why he was wrong. Bye
for now.