Ancient Greek Classics

The most current version of this story can be found at my portfolio! Once upon a time, there were two best friends named Achilles and Odysseus. Although they were troublesome, they had good hearts. Oftentimes they would steal from the rich just so they could give back to the poor. Regardless, this had made them outlaws in the eyes of the greedy king. One day, Achilles and Odysseus were walking through the forest when they came upon a wealthy peddler. The peddler was dressed in armor and wore a golden cloak. He also had a pack that appeared to be full of small treasures. It infuriated Odysseus to see someone with so much material wealth; where he came from people were rather poor. He thought it was unfair for someone to accumulate so much wealth while others went to bed hungry. “Oi! What’cha got in your pack, there?” Odysseus cried out to the peddler. The peddler hesitated for a second, apparently realizing that he might be in a sticky situation. “Just some jewelry, silk garme...

 For part B of the reading, I enjoyed the Noble Fisherman.  It's pretty neat that Robin Hood will just decide to disguise himself as one thing or another.  This time, though, he wasn't really hiding from anyone with his disguise.  That's just how he liked to live, I suppose! Robin is a hustler; as he states that fishermen can make more money than even merchants, I am surprised he hasn't tried his luck at fishing before! He must be extremely charming...when he is in trouble, it always seems as though he is able to talk himself out of any situation.  And even when he's not in trouble, he manages to acquire a ship for himself for his fishing ventures.  I like how Robin takes it personally when the master of the ship blows off his comment about using his bow to fend off the French pirates...the master must not know of Robin's reputation.  I thought that was so cool how he requested to be tied to the mast to start shooting his arrows at the pirates! As if t...

 I enjoyed reading the story of the Butcher.  Robin Hood seems like a sneaky guy! It seems like he kind of decided he wanted to be a butcher on a whim...which seems unfortunate for his competition.  But hey, you know what they say? Don't hate the player, hate the game.  And Robin was definitely playing the game.  I guess undercutting the competition has been around for awhile if Robin Hood was doing it back in the day! I really loved the story called The Bold Pedlar.  I was a bit confused why they wanted to fight--I guess Little John thought that the man had his belongings in his pack.  The man, we will call him Chad, pretty much said come and get it.  I think that is pretty awesome! Especially considering that it was two men against himself, plus I feel like Little John would be extremely intimidating.  Regardless, John and Chad had a one on one duel.  It sounds like it was a pretty good duel, though Chad appeared to have the upper hand...