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“ Follow us to the town , ” she said , “ but stay a little behind us , or people will talk . When you get to the palace , go straight to my mother , Queen Arete . Kneel before her . If she likes you , you will see your home again . ” Odysseus did everything as she said . Athena hid him in a mist , so nobody saw him in the streets . The palace of Alcinous had walls of bronze and doors of gold . In its great garden pears , apples , figs and grapes grew all year round . Odysseus went into the hall and knelt in front of the queen . The mist disappeared , and everyone was surprised to see him . “ Queen Arete , ” he said , “ I ask you and your husband for help . Please send me home . I have been away from my family for a very long time . ” The king gave him a seat of honour . “ Tomorrow we will find a ship for you , ” he said . The next day there was a great feast , and the king and his people gave Odysseus many rich presents . In the evening Nausicaa stood by a pillar in the hall and said goodbye to him . “ Don’t forget me , ” she said . “ I saved your life . ” “ I will remember you every day , ” he answered , “ for as long as I live . ” After supper a blind singer called Demodocus sang to the guests . He sang about the wooden horse and the end of Troy . He sang about Odysseus himself . Odysseus pulled his cloak over his head and cried quietly . Only the king noticed . “ Stop the song , Demodocus , ” said Alcinous . “ Our guest is sad . Stranger , tell us your name . Who are you ? Why do you cry when you hear about Troy ? ” Odysseus took his cloak from his face . “ I am Odysseus , the son of Laertes , ” he said . “ My home is Ithaca . ” Then he told them the whole story of his journey , from Troy to Calypso . The Phaeacians sat in silence and listened to him until late in the night . The next evening , the Phaeacians put his presents on a fast ship . Odysseus said goodbye to the king and queen . He lay down on a soft bed in the ship and fell into a deep , sweet sleep . The Phaeacian ship flew over the sea faster than a bird . Early in the morning it reached Ithaca . The sailors carried Odysseus onto the sand , still asleep . They put his presents under an olive tree and sailed away . XI . The Old Beggar and the Swineherd When Odysseus woke up , he did not know where he was . Athena had covered the land with mist , so he did not recognise his own island . “ Where am I now ? ” he cried . “ Those Phaeacians have tricked me . ” Then a young shepherd came to him . It was Athena in disguise . She told him that this was Ithaca . Odysseus was glad , but he did not want the shepherd to know his name . So he told a long , false story about himself . Athena laughed and showed him her true face .
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