Narcissus and Echo

Narcissus is a handsome young man who had a prophecy told about him which says that if he never sees himself he will live a long life. Echo is a mountain nymph who helped distract Hera, Zeus' wife, while he was cheating. After Hera found out, she was angry at Echo for talking so much and cursed her. She took away her speech and only allowed her to say the words that were just spoken to her. After being cursed, Echo was wandering around and saw Narcissus hunting and immediately fell in love with him. Narcissus called out "Who is there?" and she could only repeat the words he said. They came face to face and Narcissus who was incapable of loving anyone but himself cruelly rejected Echo. This caused Echo to become upset and flee, leaving her voice behind. Narcissus was later thirsty and found some water. He bent down to the pool of water, saw his reflection, and fell in love with it. He would die of sorrow next to the water. His body disappeared and all that was left was a flower. These scenes are the most important in the story. The first scene shows Echo getting cursed which is significant to the rest of the story. The next scene shows when Echo fell in love with Narcissus and he calls out to her. The third scene shows Narcissus rejecting Echo, and Echo can not say anything because she is cursed. The next scene shows Echo fleeing and leaving behind her voice. Then, Narcissus finds water and looks at his reflection. He falls in love with himself and dies. His body turns into a flower. All of these cells show the main events of the story, and they are all very significant. This story shows how excessive pride can lead to bad things, and teaches how one should be humble.