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Article: The Odyssey: can odysseus save his men from the monster?(Readers' Theater)(Excerpt)
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- Know Your World Extra
- Article date:
- September 7, 2007
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Scene 1
Chorus 1: The story takes place in ancient Greece after the Trojan War. Many brave Greeks fought to bring Helen, the most beautiful woman in the world, home after she was kidnapped.
Chorus 2: The war is now over. The Greeks won by sneaking into Troy inside a hollow wooden horse.
Chorus 3: Once inside Troy, the Greek soldiers set up a sneak attack and defeated the Trojans. But the danger for the Greek heroes is not over yet.
Chorus 1: One of the Greek heroes, Odysseus, must journey with his crew to get back to his home and his wife, Penelope.
Chorus 2: He must travel over rough seas and get past angry gods before he is ...