Short Story Of Time: Ancient Greece

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Time: Ancient Greece

Setting: Everyone is gathered at the wedding of Peleus and Thetis, except for Eris.

Curtain Rising: Eris comes out from behind tree prop

Eris: They don’t want to invite me to anything? Well … I will show them!(Drops the golden apple in the fruit bowl and writes “to the fairest”)

Aphrodite: La la la a la la, oh! Why, what is this?(Glances over at the golden apple and reads aloud) To the Fairest? Hmmm? Must belong to me…

Athena: (spots the apple) Hmm what could that be? “To The Fairest is for me!? (Reaches for the apple then Aphrodite tugs at it)

Hera: (sees Athena and Aphrodite arguing) (yelling) What is all this bickering for? (spots the apple) Oh wow, sorry I left that there that is mine... (Hera tries to grab it but the other two tug it away) Fine it isn’t mine but still I am the fairest here, it’s quite obvious. I am the queen of all gods certainly I deserve it. (Grasps the apple) …show more content…

(Tugs the apple and pets it)

Athena: It belongs to meeee!!! I am the goddess of wisdom and that is more important than all of you so… it is mine! (Snatches the apple from Aphrodite)

Eris: (happy) It’s like watching a movie! Where’s my

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