Tales from the Odyssey, Part 2 by Mary Pope Osborne

Author:Mary Pope Osborne [Osborne, Mary Pope]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: ebook
Publisher: Disney Publishing Worldwide
Published: 2010-04-27T14:26:24+00:00

The next day, King Alcinous’ servants packed a great ship with fine clothes and gifts of gold. As the sun sank low in the sky, the king’s men sacrificed an ox to Zeus, almighty ruler on Mount Olympus.

“May the gods always bless your family for your great kindness and generosity,” Odysseus said to the king.

The ship’s sailors then laid a blanket on the deck for Odysseus. They urged him to lie on the blanket and take his rest as they set sail. In silence, Odysseus lay down on the blanket and closed his eyes.

The crew took their places. They raised their anchor and began to row. As the ship moved through the twilight, Odysseus fell asleep. After years of struggling against the ills of war, against storms and hideous monsters, he struggled no more.

The king’s ship sped like a team of galloping stallions over the sea. Even falcons could not keep up with her as she moved across the purple waves.

In the hour before dawn, the ship drew close to an island harbor. Bordered by steep slopes, the harbor was free of wild winds. Its waters were calm.

The crew dropped anchor and leaped ashore. Odysseus did not stir from his slumber. The sailors wrapped the sleeping warrior in his blanket and gently carried him onto the sand. There they left him, sleeping peacefully in the shade of an olive tree. They placed his gifts near him on the sand: bronze cauldrons, golden plates, and richly woven garments. Then they returned to their ship and set sail.

After twenty long years, Odysseus of Ithaca was finally home.

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