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| At this an angry light came into the old woman's gray eyes; her crutch suddenly changed to a shi ning lance; she dropped her cloak; and there stood the goddess herself. Arachne's face grew very red, and then very white, but she would not ask Minerva's pardon even then. Instead, she said that she w as ready for the weaving match. So two weaving frames were brought in, and attached to one of the beams overhead. Then Minerva and foolish Arachne stood side by side, and each began to weave a piece of tapestry. As Minerva wove, her tapestry began to show pictures of mortals who had been foolhardy and boastful, like Arachne, and who had been punished by the gods. It was meant for a kindly warning to Arachne. But Arachne would not heed the warning. She wove into her tapestry pictures representing certain foolish things that the gods of Olympus had done. This was very disrespectful, and it is no wonder that when Arachne's tapestry was finished, Minerva tore it to pieces. Arachne was frightened now, but it was too late. Minerva suddenly struck her on the forehea d with her shuttle. Then Arachne shrank to a little creature no larger than one's thumb. | 听了这句话之后，老太婆灰色眼睛中，发出愤怒的光芒，她的拐杖忽然变成一只闪闪发光的长矛。她一脱下外套，女神就站在那里。 何瑞克宁满脸通红，接着转为苍白。然而，到了这个地步，她还是不想请求蜜娜娃的原谅， 反而说她已经准备好要和蜜娜娃比赛织布了。 于是，搬来了两台织布机，在上头安装一只桁木。 然后蜜娜娃和愚蠢的何瑞克宁两人并肩站着，开始各织各的布。 随着织布机的操作，蜜娜娃开始织出像何瑞克宁那样鲁莽、傲慢而被众神处罚的人们的图案。 这是打算给何瑞克宁一个警惕！ 可是，何瑞克宁并不去理会那样的警讯。 她在她的织锦上织出讽刺奥林匹斯山的众神正做出蠢事的图案。 这太不礼貌了！难怪何瑞克宁的织锦完成时，蜜娜娃会把它撕得粉碎！ 这回何瑞克宁大吃一惊，但是已经太迟了！ 蜜娜娃出其不意的拿起梭子敲她的头。 结果，何瑞克宁缩小变成和人的拇指一般大的微小生物。 |
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