These pages tell of the story of when Zeus and Hermes went down to earth to test the kindness of humans. They disguised themselves as beggars and went from house to house asking for shelter but are denied from all of them. However, this changed when they reached the house of Baucis and Philemon. They quickly brought them in and fed them which made Zeus and Hermes think they hadn't used good enough disguises. However, when Philemon started pouring wine for them, he noticed it wouldn't end and they realized they were with gods. The gods gave them a beautiful house and would grant them one wish. They wished to die at the same time because they couldn't bare having only one dead. One day, Baucis and Philemon became trees and died at the same time.
Damn trees couldn't stay away from the last story could they. When I was reading this story, I thought of how this is like one of those stories that are told to kids to make them be generous hoping for change. I also liked how they used excuses for ignoring the homeless that are still used like "I'm sorry, I'm ... um ... soooo sorry. Sorry."(78)
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