December 1954 School Magazine

Brisban.e Girls' Grammar School Magazine

December, 1954

Brisbane Girls ' Grammar School Magazine

December. 1954

Perceiving the monster, Perseus swooped down , and with his famous sickle and hammer (awarded to him by Mer- cury the inventor of quicksilver) , reduced the horrible mon- ster to a pile of seaweed . Perseus ' next task was clear. With an amazing display of aerobatics , he swooped down once again and, with his wing-tip , cut the ropes which bound Andromeda; then , se- curing a firm grip on the maiden with a grapp ling hook, swung her up into the cockpit . She swooned into h is arms ... Distracted by the presence of this fair and enchanting ll'aiden , Per;;eus failed to notice that as he was gaining alti- tude he was rapidl y ga thering speed-at such a rate that, before the enamoured young couple knew what was happen- ing to them , they had broken the sound barrier. The Spitfire exploded; Perseus and Andromeda were flung into the sky. The little bits in the heavens which now represent them are known as constellations to commemorate the fact that Perseus was a pilot. L. Denmead , VA.

SHIRLEY NORRIS, V' l.

PERSEUS AND ANDROMEDA Revised and Brought Completely Up-to-Date.

Andromeda, the beautiful daughter of the king of Ethi- opia , was tied to a rock in the middle of the Indian Ocean. The great monster emerged from the depths breathing salt- water and spear-fishermen. Andromeda, brave maiden as she was, held her breath in horror at the sight of this terrible creature which had a habit of issuing from the seas and eating citizens. Alas! What could save our heroine from the awful fate which confronted her? Suddenly a speck appeared in the northern ski es . What was it? Could it save Andromeda:> Yesl It could ! The speck, zooming rapidly nearer, was soon perce ived to be no other than the great Greek hero , Perseus! Having discovered Andromeda in her sad plight through his radar set, Perseus had come post haste to the Ethiopian coasts on the silvery wings given to him by his old friends, the Muses . The silvery wings were attached , of course , to the famous Spitfire from which Perseus had devastated his former enemies, the Gor- gons . 38

- MARGARET PACEY, IIID.

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