They set to work in good earnest , and toiled so diligently , that , in a very short time , a city began to make its appearance . At first , to be sure , the workmen showed a quarrelsome disposition . Like savage beasts , they would doubtless have done one another a mischief , if Cadmus had not kept watch over them , and quelled the fierce old serpent that lurked in their hearts , when he saw it gleaming out of their wild eyes . But , in course of time , they got accustomed to honest labor , and had sense enough to feel that there was more true enjoyment in living at peace , and doing good to one 's neighbor , than in striking at him with a two-edged sword . It may not be too much to hope that the rest of mankind will by and by grow as wise and peaceable as these five earth-begrimed warriors , who sprang from the dragon 's teeth . And now the city was built , and there was a home in it for each of the workmen . But the palace of Cadmus was not yet erected , because they had left it till the last , meaning to introduce all the new improvements of architecture , and make it very commodious , as well as stately and beautiful . After finishing the rest of their labors , they all went to bed betimes , in order to rise in the gray of the morning , and get at least the foundation of the edifice laid before nightfall . But , when Cadmus arose , and took his way towards the site where the palace was to be built , followed by his five sturdy workmen marching all in a row , what do you think he saw ? What should it be but the most magnificent palace that had ever been seen in the world . It was built of marble and other beautiful kinds of stone , and rose high into the air , with a splendid dome and a portico along the front , and carved pillars , and everything else that befitted the habitation of a mighty king . It had grown up out of the earth in almost as short a time as it had taken the armed host to spring from the dragon 's teeth ; and what made the matter more strange , no seed of this stately edifice ever had been planted . When the five workmen beheld the dome , with the morning sunshine making it look golden and glorious , they gave a great shout . `` Long live King Cadmus , '' they cried , `` in his beautiful palace . '' And the new king , with his five faithful followers at his heels , shouldering their pickaxes and marching in a rank -LRB- for they still had a soldier-like sort of behavior , as their nature was -RRB- , ascended the palace steps . Halting at the entrance , they gazed through a long vista of lofty pillars , that were ranged from end to end of a great hall . At the farther extremity of this hall , approaching slowly towards him , Cadmus beheld a female figure , wonderfully beautiful , and adorned with a royal robe , and a crown of diamonds over her golden ringlets , and the richest necklace that ever a queen wore . His heart thrilled with delight . He fancied it his long-lost sister Europa , now grown to womanhood , coming to make him happy , and to repay him with her sweet sisterly affection , for all those weary wonderings in quest of her since he left King Agenor 's palace -- for the tears that he had shed , on parting with Phoenix , and Cilix , and Thasus -- for the heart-breakings that had made the whole world seem dismal to him over his dear mother 's grave . But , as Cadmus advanced to meet the beautiful stranger , he saw that her features were unknown to him , although , in the little time that it required to tread along the hall , he had already felt a sympathy betwixt himself and her .
`` No , Cadmus , '' said the same voice that had spoken to him in the field of the armed men , `` this is not that dear sister XXXXX whom you have sought so faithfully all over the wide world .
Agenor Cadmus Cilix Europa betimes habitation heart-breakings labor morning wonderings