`` You are right , '' said the stranger . Going on with his wonderful narrative , he informed the maidens that as strange an adventure as ever happened was when he fought with Geryon , the six-legged man . This was a very odd and frightful sort of figure , as you may well believe . Any person , looking at his tracks in the sand or snow , would suppose that three sociable companions had been walking along together . On hearing his footsteps at , a little distance , it was no more than reasonable to judge that several people must be coming . But it was only the strange man Geryon clattering onward , with his six legs ! Six legs , and one gigantic body ! Certainly , he must have been a very queer monster to look at ; and , my stars , what a waste of shoe-leather ! When the stranger had finished the story of his adventures , he looked around at the attentive faces of the maidens . `` Perhaps you may have heard of me before , '' said he , modestly . `` My name is Hercules ! '' `` We had already guessed it , '' replied the maidens ; `` for your wonderful deeds are known all over the world . We do not think it strange , any longer , that you should set out in quest of the golden apples of the Hesperides . Come , sisters , let us crown the hero with flowers ! '' Then they flung beautiful wreaths over his stately head and mighty shoulders , so that the lion 's skin was almost entirely covered with roses . They took possession of his ponderous club , and so entwined it about with the brightest , softest , and most fragrant blossoms , that not a finger 's breadth of its oaken substance could be seen . It looked all like a huge bunch of flowers . Lastly , they joined hands , and danced around him , chanting words which became poetry of their own accord , and grew into a choral song , in honor of the illustrious Hercules . And Hercules was rejoiced , as any other hero would have been , to know that these fair young girls had heard of the valiant deeds which it had cost him so much toil and danger to achieve . But , still , he was not satisfied .
He could not think XXXXX what he had already done was worthy of so much honor , while there remained any bold or difficult adventure to be undertaken .
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