Oh my goodness it's so good to be back and finally see my little baby Telemachus (well, he's 20 now, but still) and my darling wife Penelope.
It's funny though, I'm still posing as a beggar at the moment so they don't know I'm here yet.
There are so many suitors here trying to get my Penelope to marry them. She's the cleverest woman in the world though, she kept them stalled for ages by saying that she couldn't get married until she'd finished her weaving, but then every night she'd undo it and start all over again.
I feel so fortunate that I have a wife as good as she - I just hope she doesn't find out about any of the little flings that I had...
Unfortunately the suitors have discovered what she was doing. But she has another plan! She says that whoever can shoot my bow will get to marry her. That's ridiculous because I'm the only one with the strength and skill to use my own bow! It works out quite well though, because that's when I plan to reveal myself. And kill all the suitors, which Penelope won't like, but they deserve it!
This will probably be my last blog now that I'm home. Hope you all enjoyed reading about my grand voyage home!
(I bet someone will tell it in an epic tale someday. Maybe they'll even name it after me!)
--Odysseus
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