Hercules and the Wagoner

A WAGONER was once driving a heavy load along a very muddy way. At last he came to a part of the road where the wheels sank halfway into the mire, and the more the horses pulled, the deeper sank the wheels. So the Wagoner threw down his whip, and knelt down and prayed to Hercules the Strong. "O Hercules, help me in this my hour of distress," quote he. But Hercules appeared to him, and said:

"Tut, man, don’t sprawl there. Get up and put your shoulder to the wheel."

"THE GODS HELP THEM THAT HELP

THEMSELVES."

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Chicago: William Patten, "Hercules and the Wagoner," The Junior Classics— Volume 1, ed. Altemus, Henry in The Junior Classics—Volume 1 Original Sources, accessed April 19, 2024, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=PW2MTFTDIAGQY8B.

MLA: Patten, William. "Hercules and the Wagoner." The Junior Classics— Volume 1, edited by Altemus, Henry, in The Junior Classics—Volume 1, Original Sources. 19 Apr. 2024. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=PW2MTFTDIAGQY8B.

Harvard: Patten, W, 'Hercules and the Wagoner' in The Junior Classics— Volume 1, ed. . cited in , The Junior Classics—Volume 1. Original Sources, retrieved 19 April 2024, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=PW2MTFTDIAGQY8B.