Tantalus made a wild grab, but the marshmallow committed suicide, diving into the flames.

Rick Riordan
Tantalus made a wild grab, but the marshmallow committed suicide,...
Tantalus made a wild grab, but the marshmallow committed suicide,...
Tantalus made a wild grab, but the marshmallow committed suicide,...
Tantalus made a wild grab, but the marshmallow committed suicide,...
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Tantalus, the king of the gods, was not allowed to eat anything ever. He was constantly given food that was just out of reach. One day, he made a grab for the food that was just out of reach and it slipped through his fingers. He cried out in despair, “Oh! What have I done? Oh!” He was so distraught about his failure to catch the food that he hung himself on a tree. The gods were so moved by his outcry that they changed him into a river nymph.

Source: The Sea Of Monsters

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