Project Passage Summaries

Passage 3:

In this story, Ovid tells how the Greek musician Arion is threatened by those traveling on a ship with him, but he survives when a dolphin saves him. At the beginning, Arion is introduced as a famous musician with skills so good he could control the sea and animals with his voice, and he is returning home with the wealth he earned from winning a competition in Sicily. However, the helmsman and others on the ship turn against him to steal his prizes, but after he asks to perform one last time, wearing his Tyrian purple cloak and crown, they allow him. In the end, Arion uses his lyre and voice to distract the pirates and summon a dolphin to escape, and he jumps into the sea, where the dolphin swims beneath him and carries him to safety as he continues to play his lyre as thanks to the dolphin for saving his life. 

In this story, Ovid tells how the Greek musician Arion is threatened by those traveling on a ship with him, but he survives when a dolphin saves him. At the beginning, Arion is introduced as a famous musician with skills so good he could control the sea and animals with his voice, and he is returning home with the wealth he earned from winning a competition in Sicily. However, the helmsman and others on the ship turn against him to steal his prizes, but after he asks to perform one last time, wearing his Tyrian purple cloak and crown, they allow him. In the end, Arion uses his lyre and voice to distract the pirates and summon a dolphin to escape, and he jumps into the sea, where the dolphin swims beneath him and carries him to safety as he continues to play his lyre as thanks to the dolphin for saving his life. 

Passage 4:

In this story, the knight Ruodlieb, the narrator, goes on a heroic journey and is forced to play chess with a king, who surprisingly encourages Ruodlieb to play his best and is not angry when the knight wins three games. At the beginning, the king sets up the game and orders Ruodlieb to sit across from him and play, even though Ruodlieb tries to refuse out of fear he will beat the king since Victory is on his side. The knight agrees to play but starts to play poorly and admits to the king he worries about angering him if he wins, but the king reassures him and says he wants to learn Ruodlieb’s unknown chess moves to improve his own skills. At the end, they both play eagerly, and Ruodlieb wins three times, surprising the princes who are watching. 

In this story, the knight Ruodlieb, the narrator, goes on a heroic journey and is forced to play chess with a king, who surprisingly encourages Ruodlieb to play his best and is not angry when the knight wins three games. At the beginning, the king sets up the game and orders Ruodlieb to sit across from him and play, even though Ruodlieb tries to refuse out of fear he will beat the king since Victory is on his side. The knight agrees to play but starts to play poorly and admits to the king he worries about angering him if he wins, but the king reassures him and says he wants to learn Ruodlieb’s unknown chess moves to improve his own skills. At the end, they both play eagerly, and Ruodlieb wins three times, surprising the princes who are watching. 

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