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The Adventures of Odysseus, a Greek legend adapted by Jill Muntan.
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Odysseus's journey.
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The story of Odysseus was first told in Greece almost 3000 years ago.
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Greece is a country in Eastern Europe.
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It has more than 300 islands.
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Odysseus was king of Ithaca, one of the Greek islands.
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He and his men went to war with the people of Troy.
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They won the war and filled their ships with treasure, but the journey home was long and difficult.
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Chapter 1.
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The Lotus Eaters Twelve ships sailed away from Troy.
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Odysseus stood on the first ship.
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He looked straight ahead towards Ithaca.
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We're going home to Ithaca.
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He cried.
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His men shouted and cheered.
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Soon they came to a small island.
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We must stop for some water.
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Call Odysseus.
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The men pull the ships up the beach.
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You three go and see what you can find.
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The three men set off to look for water.
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The others took down the ship's sails and went to sleep.
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Odysseus was worried when the three men did not return.
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He picked up his sword and went to look for them.
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As he walked up the beach and into the forest, he saw some little blue and yellow flowers.
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Odysseus stopped and looked again.
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Yes, he was right.
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They were lotus flowers.
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He was in the land of the Lotus Eaters.
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Now Odysseus knew why the three men had not come back.
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The Lotus Eaters were very friendly.
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They gave food and water to people who came to their island.
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But the food was always made from lotus flowers.
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And lotus flowers made you forget.
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When you ate lotus flowers, you forgot your home, your mother, your father, your children, everything.
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Soon Odysseus saw the red gold light of a fire.
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He walked through the forest towards it.
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About twenty Lotus Eaters lay around a big fire.
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They were sleepy after eating the blue and yellow flowers.
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The three sailors were there too.
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Get up, said Odysseus.
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Get up and come back to the ships with me.
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One of the men woke up and got to his feet.
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Who are you?
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He asked Odysseus.
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What do you want?
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You speak of ships.
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What ships?
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Go away and leave us alone.
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Odysseus was angry now.
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With the strength of ten men he dragged the three sleepy sailors back to the ships.
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We must leave this place, he thought, before any more of my men forget who they are.
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