Pandora’s Box
(From Greek Mythology – Story for kids)
March – 26 – 2012 (Monday)
Once up a time, a long time ago, Zeus ordered
Hephaestus (Aphrodite's husband) to make him a daughter. It was the first woman
made out of clay. Hephaestus made a beautiful woman and named her
Pandora.
Zeus sent his new daughter, Pandora, down to
earth so that she could marry Epimetheus, who was a gentle but lonely
man.
Zeus was not being kind. He was getting even.
Epimetheus and Prometheus were brothers. Zeus was mad at one of the brothers,
Prometheus, for giving people fire without asking Zeus first.
Zeus gave Pandora a little box with a big heavy
lock on it. He made her promise never to open the box. He gave the key to
Pandora’s husband and told him to never open the box. Zeus was sure that
Epimetheus' curiosity would get the better of him, and that either Epimetheus
or his brother would open the box.
Pandora was very curious. She wanted to see what
was inside the box, but Epimetheus said no. Better not. "You know your
father," Epimetheus sighed, referring to Zeus. "He’s a tricky
one."
One day, when Epimetheus lay sleeping, Pandora
stole the key and opened the box.
Out flew every kind of disease and sickness, hatred
and envy, and all the bad things
that people had never experienced before. Pandora slammed the lid closed, but it was too
late. All the bad things were already out of the box. They flew away, out into
the world.
Epimetheus woke up at the sound of her sobbing.
“I opened the box and all these ugly things flew out,” she cried. “I tried to
catch them, but they all got out.” Pandora opened the box to show him how empty
it was. But the box was not quite empty. One tiny bug flew quickly out before
Pandora could slam the lid shut again.
“Hello, Pandora,” said the bug,
hovering just out of reach. “My name is Hope.” With a nod of thanks for being
set free, Hope flew out into the world,
a world that now held Envy, Crime, Hatred, and Disease – and Hope of
deliverance.
Compiler : Prof. Komaragiri Venkata Ramana Rao. Ph.D.,
(Retired Professor; Andhra University College of Engineering); Astrologer-Scienitst. Durham.
NC; U.S.A.: (Tatayya = Grand-father). My e-mail address : pandit@jyothishi.com---------- I
dedicate all these stories in the blog with utmost devotion to Sri Parama
Paalakas (Supreme Rulers of this entire Universe): Bhagavan Sri Siddhi
Vinayaka, Sri Lakshmi Narayana and Sri Gouri Sankara and Sri Saraswathi
and Bhagavan Sri Venkateswara ! Aum tat sath !
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