青春之泉（2）

    庞塞在海岸的很多地方登陆，寻找神奇的喷泉。他喝了所到之处的清澈的泉水，还在许多清澈的河流里洗过澡，但是他的青春仍然没有回来。

    他向南行进、绕到佛罗里达西岸，不停地问着——

    “这是比米尼岛吗？青春之泉在哪里？”

    但是居住在那里的印第安人从未听说过比米尼群岛，他们也从未听说过青春之泉。最后，庞塞伤心地放弃了，然后失望地回到了波多黎各。

    9年之后，他又一次到达佛罗里达。这一次他带了很多人，目的是征服这个国家，抢夺能找到的所有财宝。此外，他还想勘察那里的森林和河流，寻找神奇的青春之泉。

    佛罗里达的印第安人没有任何财宝，但他们勇敢顽强，而且热爱自己的土地。他们不会被征服，也不会缴枪投降甘心做奴隶。当西班牙的侵略者踏上这片土地时，他们就遭到当地人的打击，最后被迫退回到他们的船舰上。

    庞塞在战斗中中了箭，他的大腿也受了伤。

    “把我送回西班牙，”他说，“我永远不会找到青春之泉。”

    他的船带他回到了古巴，但他的伤无法医治。他在痛苦中拖了很长的时间，最后在哀叹他早逝的青春的遗憾中死去了。

    the fountain of youth

    among the spaniards  gold, there uished himself in the spanish army and —so much, in fact, that he overnor of all the eastern part of haiti.

    to his duties in haiti, he learned that at some distance farther east in gold and other precious metals. the indians called this island borinquen; it ht to him of the great et that  of spain  to please him and to have a share of the profits, and therefore appointed him governor of porto rico. ponce . ht stanch ships and several hundred men, he at once set sail for his neentle. they th the harassed savages turned against their oppressors and tried to drive them from the island; but ainst enemies so cunning and strong?

    ponce  as any an to form a settlement at a place noed his plans and removed to a fine harbor on the north shore of the island. there he laid out the city of san juan. he built for himself, near the mouth of the harbor, a grand house ade his home for some time.</p>

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