Phillip morris

 By Abhiroop kaur mann 

Philip Morris

Philip morris was a strong and brave man. He lived in fiji island . The King was jealous of him. People might make phillip the King. Therefore he wanted to get rid of him. He set difficult tasks for him to keep him away from the country so that he would not be a possible threat to  the King.

Once he asked phillip to get three  yellow grapes. Some strands were said to bear yellow grapes. These strands were said to be in a place called phiciplles. But no one knew the way to phiciplles. So the King thought of phiciplles.philip would be away for a longer period.

Philip  set out on the journey. At first he met three maidens during the journey. Philip asked them the way to phiciplles. They told him to ask the old man of the mountain. But they also warned him, “Hold the old man of the mountain tightly. Otherwise he will escape. No one else knows the way."

philip saw the old man. He was sleeping on the peak. He was looking strange. He had long hair and a beard. philip walked to him without making any noise. Then he seized him very firmly.

The old man of the mountain opened his eyes. He was surprised. He changed himself into a stag. He tried to free himself from the grip of Philip. But Philip held him tight. Then the old man changed himself into a mountain- bird and then to other animal forms. But he could not free himself from the clutches of Philip, because Philip was making his clutches tighter and tighter. Finally the old man said to Phillip, “Who are you? What do you want from me?"

Philip replied, “I am Philip morris. Tell me the way to phiciplles ."

The old man said, “It is an island. Go along the mountain track. You will meet a giant. He will show you the way to phiciplles."

Phillip continued his journey. He met the giant. The giant was very huge and strong. He was sleeping on the side of a mountain . Philip woke him up. The giant was angry. He struck philip with a club. Philip charged at the giant. He lifted the giant and threw him down. But the giant got up immediately. He had become ten times stronger. Philip threw him down again and again. But each time the giant rose up much stronger. Then philip lifted the giant high up in the air. But he did not throw him down. The giant slowly lost all his strength. He now pleaded with philip to put him down on the earth. Philip asked him to tell the way to phiciplles. The giant asked philip to meet Atlas. He told him the way to the place where Atlas was.


philip continued his journey. He, at last, met Atlas.

“Why do you want the yellow grapes?" asked Atlas.

“My King has ordered me to get him these three yellow grapes," said Phillip.

“It is a long way from here to that place. Only I can go there. Hold this sky for me. I shall get them for you," said Atlas.

philip agreed. He held the sky on his shoulders. Atlas walked away. He was back in a short time. He put down the three yellow grapes at the foot of Philip. Philip thanked Atlas. He requested Atlas to take back the sky from him.

“Take back the sky!" said Atlas cunningly. “I have held it for a thousand years. I shall come back after another thousand years!"

Philip was astonished at what Atlas told him. But he did not express his astonishment. He recovered his senses and replied, “Oh! In that case, will you please hold the sky for a little while? I shall make a pad for my shoulders to support the sky. Then I shall take back the sky from you." Thus Philip talked very quietly.

Atlas agreed. Atlas took back the sky from Philip. Philip immediately collected the three yellow grapes. He bid Atlas goodbye with a mischievous smile on his face. The he walked away towards fiji leaving Atlas speechless and surprised.

Philip reached his homeland fiji island after many days of travel. He gave the three yellow grapes to the King. The King was surprised to have got the yellow grapes  from Philip. He was happy. But he pretended not to have been satisfied. But he was planning to send away philip away on another perilous adventure.