Persephone saw gems glittering on every side as they went along, but she did not care for them.
Hades told her how lonely he was, and that he wished her to be his queen and share all his riches.
Persephone did not want to be a queen. She longed only for her mother and the bright sunshine.
Soon they came to the land of Hades.
It seemed very dark and dismal to Persephone, and very cold, too.
A feast was ready for her, but she would not eat.
She knew that any one who ate in Hades’ home could never return to earth again.
She was very unhappy, though Hades tried in many ways to please her.
Everything on the earth was unhappy, too.
One by one the flowers hung their heads and said, “We cannot bloom, for Persephone has gone.” The trees dropped their leaves and moaned, “Persephone has gone, gone.”