This last story I loved. Zeus and Hermes dress up as beggars and knock on doors of the whole town. No one has a cent to spare. Finally they get to the last house, a very humble one and those are the only people who show sympathy and generosity towards them (to their surprise). They have dinner with them (Baucis and Philemon). They are extremely over the top generous. When the whine gets poured they realize the bottle doesn’t get unfilled. That’s when they realize who Zeus and Hermes are. The gods turn their house into a mansion and make everything wonderful. They say because of their generosity they can pick one wish. Baucis and Philemon wish only to die at the same time. They both turned into trees to live happily as they wished. This story was very cute. It reminded me of older couples. You can see how much they love each other, and what they have they live so happily with. The only thing they really want is each other. They already know death is near and they want to spend their last years with their loved ones. I thought this had such a good message as well. The humblest people were the ones willing to give the most. The rich are only greedy, selfish, and unhappy.
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