Read the excerpt from The Metamorphoses by Ovid. At once [Jupiter] shuts the North Wind in the caverns . . . and then he sends forth the South Wind. With soaking wings the South Wind flies abroad, having his terrible face covered with pitchy darkness; his beard is loaded with showers, the water streams down from his hoary locks, clouds gather upon his forehead, his wings and the folds of his robe drip with wet; and, as with his broad hand he squeezes the hanging clouds, a crash arises, and thence showers are poured in torrents from the sky. . . . . . . [Neptune] struck the Earth with his trident, on which it shook, and with a tremor laid open the sources of its waters. The rivers, breaking out, rush through the open plains, and bear away, together with the standing corn, the groves, flocks, men, houses, and temples, together with their sacred utensils. Read the excerpt from the adaptation "The Flood” by James Baldwin. So [Jupiter] sent a great rain-storm upon the earth, and it rained day and night for a long time; and the sea was filled to the brim, and the water ran over the land and covered first the plains and then the forests and then the hills. But men kept on fighting and robbing, even while the rain was pouring down and the sea was coming up over the land. How is Baldwin’s adaptation different from Ovid’s original text? In Baldwin’s adaptation, the flood spreads over the Earth more completely, while in Ovid’s original, the flood covers a small area. In Baldwin’s adaptation, the flood comes from Jupiter and is more violent, while in Ovid’s original, the flood is naturally occurring and gentler. In Baldwin’s adaptation, the flood covers every part of the Earth more quickly, while in Ovid’s original, it takes a long time to flood the whole world. In Baldwin’s adaptation, the flood is caused by Jupiter alone, while in Ovid’s original, it is caused by a group of gods.