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Many admired him for his wealth. One courtier, Damocles, admired him. Dionysius asked Damocles why he admired him. Damocles said he would like to do whatever he wished for a day like the king. Dionysius said</span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="text-decoration: line-through;"><span> </span></span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="text-decoration: line-through;"><span><span><span>tomorrow</span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span><span>  </span></span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span><span><span><span>the next day Damocles would do that. </span></span></span></span></span><br /><br /><span style="color: #000000;"><span><span><span><span>The next day Damocles was dressed in royal robes, he had fine food, and good entertainment. Suddenly he saw a sharp sword hanging from a thin thread hanging above his head.  He asked why  it was there. Dionysius replied, "I live with that sword above my head always." Damocles begged the king to take back his power. Damocles never did envy the king again.<br /><br />COVER    A<br />MYTHS    A-<span style="white-space: pre;"> <br /></span>WRITING   A-<br /><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>SPELLING   A-<br /><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> </p> </div> <div class="footer"> <p>Myths, Proverbs and so on. The Sword of Damocles: ... | 01:23</p> <button name="share">Share</button> <a href="https://www.prx.org/privacy-policy" target="_blank" class="privacy">Privacy</a> <a href="//exchange.prx.org" class="logo">exchange.prx.org</a> </div> <div class="share"> <button name="dismiss">脳</button> <h2>Share this piece:</h2> <ul> <script> var addthis_share = { url: "https://exchange.prx.org/p/265964", title: "Myths, Proverbs and so on. 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Many admired him for his wealth. One courtier, Damocles, admired him. Dionysius asked Damocles why he admired him. Damocles said he would like to do whatever he wished for a day like the king. Dionysius said</span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="text-decoration: line-through;"><span> </span></span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="text-decoration: line-through;"><span><span><span>tomorrow</span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span><span>  </span></span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span><span><span><span>the next day Damocles would do that. </span></span></span></span></span><br /><br /><span style="color: #000000;"><span><span><span><span>The next day Damocles was dressed in royal robes, he had fine food, and good entertainment. Suddenly he saw a sharp sword hanging from a thin thread hanging above his head.  He asked why  it was there. Dionysius replied, "I live with that sword above my head always." Damocles begged the king to take back his power. Damocles never did envy the king again.<br /><br />COVER    A<br />MYTHS    A-<span style="white-space: pre;"> <br /></span>WRITING   A-<br /><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>SPELLING   A-<br /><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p></p> </div> <div id="pieceRecentComments"> <a name='comments'></a> </div> <div> <div id="piece-transcripts"> <h3>Transcript</h3> <div> <p>The Sword of Damocles: A Citizen's Guide <br />-by Susan Cook-</p> <p>Once in Greece, there lived a king, Dionysius. Many admired him for his wealth. One courtier, Damocles, admired him. Dionysius asked Damocles why he admired him. Damocles said he would like to do whatever he wished for a day like the king. Dionysius said tomorrow the next day Damocles would do that. </p> <p>The next day Damocles was dressed in royal robes, he had fine food, and good entertainment. Suddenly he saw a sharp sword hanging from a thin thread hanging above his head. He asked why it was there. Dionysius replied, "I live with that sword above my head always." Damocles begged the king to take back his power. 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