Proserpina's Fall

Proserpina is surprised. She understands that she disobeyed her mother’s orders and went exploring in the forest and something bad has happened just as her mother was afraid of. Proserpina saw the most stunning flower she had ever seen, she decided to pull the flower from the ground and return it to her mother.

Although little did she know, that once she pulled the flower from the ground she would open a hole that would lead to King Pluto the ruler of the underworld and his castle. Once King Pluto arrived he tried ensnaring her to return to his kingdom, but as soon as he saw that she didn’t wish to conjoin with him, he abducted her. Poor

Proserpina not once believed this sort of thing would ever occur to her nonetheless she was clearly mistaken. Proserpina missed her mother so she promised herself she would not eat nor drink one morsel of anything while she was in Pluto’s keeping.

After a little while, Proserpina saw the castle for the first time. After Pluto dismounted his horse, he sent the chef to make heaps of delicacies such as some fine meat and delicious pastries but Proserpina refused. After that was complete, Pluto accompanied Proserpina to her area and told her to

She checked in every corner and under every rock but she still couldn’t find her. In her despair, she came to the dreadful resolution that not a stalk of grain, nor a blade of grass, not a potato, nor a turnip, nor any other vegetable that was good for man or beast to eat, should be suffered to grow until her daughter were restored. It was pitiful to see the poor, starving cattle and sheep, how they followed behind Ceres, lowing and bleating, as if their instinct taught them to expect help from her; and everybody that was acquainted with her power begged her to have mercy on humanity, and, at all events, to let the grass grow. But Mother Ceres, though naturally of an affectionate disposition, was now