Echo was a magical nymph (仙女). She lived in the 1 and everyone knew two things about her. She had a beautiful voice and she was very 2 .
One day Zeus ran into the forest. He wanted to hide from his 3 , Hera. Hera was angry with him because he did not love her enough. Zeus saw Echo. “Please help me,’ he said. Echo was 4 Zeus at first. But because she was kind, she agreed to help him.
A few 5 later, Hera came into the forest, looking for Zeus. She was 6 . Echo stopped her and started to chat. “Hello, Hera, how are you today?” she asked. Hera chatted 7 Echo and soon she forgot about Zeus.
After that day, 8 Zeus wanted to hide from Hera, he went to the forest and looked for Echo. Every time Hera went to look for Zeus she found Echo. They chatted for a while and Hera forgot about her husband.
9 , Hera understood that Echo was helping Zeus. She was very angry. She decided to punish(惩罚) Echo. She went to the forest and took away Echo’s 10 . From that day on, Echo could only repeat (重复) the last few sounds she heard. She never spoke again.
Today we call a sound that is repeated again and again “an echo”.
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