`` Come quickly and save me . '' But her voice was too faint for her mother to hear . Indeed , it is most probable that Ceres was then a thousand miles off , making the corn grow in some far distant country . Nor could it have availed her poor daughter , even had she been within hearing ; for no sooner did Proserpina begin to cry out , than the stranger leaped to the ground , caught the child in his arms , and again mounted the chariot , shook the reins , and shouted to the four black horses to set off . They immediately broke into so swift a gallop , that it seemed rather like flying through the air than running along the earth . In a moment , Proserpina lost sight of the pleasant vale of Enna , in which she had always dwelt . Another instant , and even the summit of Mount Aetna had become so blue in the distance , that she could scarcely distinguish it from the smoke that gushed out of its crater . But still the poor child screamed , and scattered her apron full of flowers along the way , and left a long cry trailing behind the chariot ; and many mothers , to whose ears it came , ran quickly to see if any mischief had befallen their children . But Mother Ceres was a great way off , and could not hear the cry . As they rode on , the stranger did his best to soothe her . `` Why should you be so frightened , my pretty child ? '' said he , trying to soften his rough voice . `` I promise not to do you any harm . What ! you have been gathering flowers ? Wait till we come to my palace , and I will give you a garden full of prettier flowers than those , all made of pearls , and diamonds , and rubies . Can you guess who I am ? They call my name Pluto ; and I am the king of diamonds and all other precious stones . Every atom of the gold and silver that lies under the earth belongs to me , to say nothing of the copper and iron , and of the coal mines , which supply me with abundance of fuel . Do you see this splendid crown upon my head ?
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