Helios got very weary of driving the sun so I agreed to help out. But on the way I lost my forks and had to stop long enough to call the fork store. Then I wondered, could I drive the sun without my forks? I didn't know but what I did know was I must not be late, not by one second, for my first day of driving the sun. When I arrived to take the reins, Helios was not impatient, because he was napping and had no idea I'd rushed up with less than a second to spare. I jumped into the chariot and one of the horses nickered at me, "But, girl, where are your forks?" I had so hoped no one would notice the forks were missing. I was not able to get a special order delivered at this hour, and I told the horse, "Oh, they are going to meet us later, around lunchtime when we will have our regular picnic" and this seemed to satisfy him. I sure hoped the picnic would go okay without forks! The horse's golden sheen glimmered accusingly at me, as though it knew I was dissembling, but what else could I do? The sun must go on, forks or no forks! We'd deal with the picnic when we got there, and failing all else, I still had plenty of spoons.
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