Past Simple. A Myth

Once upon a time, hundreds of years ago, there      (be) a king called Orpheus and his queen, Eurydice. They loved each other very much. King Orpheus loved playing the harp and he         (play) it beautifully.

Queen Eurydice loved nature and used to go out into the country every day. One day in spring, she       (go) walking in the fields. After a while she       (feel) tired. She sat down under an apple tree and soon       (fall) asleep. While she was sleeping, the king of the fairies came past and saw her.

The king thought she was beautiful and          (decide) to take her away with him. He       (take) her on his horse to his palace in a beautiful green valley.

When King Orpheus        (hear) that his wife had gone, he was very sad.

He had loved Eurydice so much. He didn't want to live in the place which           (remind) him of his queen.

He       (leave) it and went to look for Eurydice. Orpheus went to live in the woods. He       (take) only his harp with him.

For months and months he           (search ) for Eurydice. His only pleasure      (be) his harp. When he played it, all the birds and animals in the forest would come and listen to the music.

One day, when he was in the woods, he      (see) a group of people. It was the king of the fairies! He followed them until they       (come) to the palace of the king of the fairies.

Orpheus          (knock) on the door. He       (say) he was a musician and he had come to play for the king of the fairies.

He       (go) into the palace and      (see) lots of people - among them was his wife Eurydice!

He       (try) to speak to her, but she couldn't speak to him and she couldn't go away with him. She        (need ) permission from the king of the fairies.

Orpheus          (start) playing his harp. Everybody in the palace listened.

"Your music is so beautiful that I will give you anything you wish,' said the fairy king to Orpheus. 'Thank you, my lord. I will take my Wife Eurydice away with me. The fairy king       (give) him permission to leave the fairy palace. Then, Orpheus took Eurydice back to his kingdom and they both lived happily ever after.