5/26/2023 0 Comments Athena the Wise by Joan HolubHer eyes raced across the rest of the letter as she continued: She’d spun endless stories in her head, imagining how they looked and what they were like.Īt last a piece of the puzzle had dropped into her lap. And for most of those years, she had yearned to know who her parents were. “Try twelve,” she mumbled under her breath. “Huh?” Athena’s knees wobbled so hard that she plopped back into her chair. She unrolled the scroll as fast as she could and began to read. What could they want? Was she being given an urgent mission to save the world? The gods and goddesses on Mount Olympus ruled Earth, but only made their powers known for important matters. She’d never gotten a message from the gods before! No human she knew ever had. I mean-I’m Athena,” she replied in a rush.Ībruptly the breeze stilled, and the scroll dropped right in the middle of her science homework. “A message for Athena from Mount Olympus!” the wind howled. She jumped up from her desk and watched in amazement as it swirled above her. A STRANGE, GLITTERY BREEZE WHOOSHED into Athena’s bedroom window one morning, bringing a rolled-up piece of papyrus with it.
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