Pandora Opens the Jar

Part One

The Greeks told a tale of Pandora. The gods made her. Each god gave her a gift.

Last, Zeus gave her a big clay jar. "Do not open it," he said. "Not ever."

Pandora took the jar home. It was tall and round. The lid was heavy.

All day she looked at the jar. What was in it? She just had to know.

One day she was all alone. "Just a peek," she said. She lifted the lid.

Out flew gray Troubles with wings! They were Sad and Cross and Worry. They buzzed out of the window.

Pandora shut the lid with a bang. But the Troubles were gone. They flew all over the world.

She sat down and cried. Then a small voice spoke from inside the jar.

She peeked in. A gold light glowed. "I am Hope," it said.

Hope stayed with Pandora. The Troubles are in the world, but Hope is too.