The Story of a Foolish Boy: Icarus was the son of Daedalus, an ingenious architect and inventor. Among other things Daedalus designed the Labyrinth, an underground maze of endless twists and tunnels. King Minos of Crete imprisoned Daedalus and Icarus in the Labyrinth from where there was no escape. So, Daedalus, being an ingenious inventor, created wings to enable them to fly out! Icarus was the son of Daedalus, an ingenious architect and inventor. Among other things Daedalus designed the Labyrinth, an underground maze of endless twists and tunnels. King Minos of Crete imprisoned Daedalus and Icarus in the Labyrinth from where there was no escape. So, Daedalus, being an ingenious inventor, created wings to enable them to fly out! Icarus and Daedalus attached their wings to their shoulders with wax. Daedalus warned Icarus not to fly too close to the sun. And so father and son flew out of the Labyrinth and up into the sky. Daedalus made a safe escape, but poor Icarus, despite his father\'s warning, flew too close to the sun, melting the wax of his wings and crashing into the sea. |
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