Greek Mythology

 

            “Okay, class! Today we’re going to review our Greek mythology unit by playing Jeopardy!” Mrs. Dewey was so excited, her grin nearly split her face.

            Addy groaned. She hadn’t been studying at all and knew that the only answer she could give was, “It’s all Greek to me.” She smiled to herself as Mrs. Dewey split the class into two teams.

            Settling herself at the back of her group, Addy lay her head down on the desk. She heard Mrs. Dewey say, “Remember to say your answers in the form of a question…”

            Addy didn’t listen anymore and closed her eyes. If only they were studying “The Lord of the Rings.” She knew a lot about that. She had reread it so many times she would be able to answer every question. The movies were good, but they weren’t the same. Glorfindel, for example, was a character in the books that never appeared in the movies. If there were only a clue that went something like: The elf searching for Frodo outside of Bree. That would be easy to answer. All she would need to say would be…

            Her classmate elbowed her, and Addy jerked awake, saying, “Who is Glorfindel?”

            Snickers erupted around her and Mrs. Dewey said, “Um, no, that is incorrect. Now the other team gets a chance to answer.”

            Addy felt her face go red with shame and she put her head back on her desk. Oh, well – it had been fun to dream about. She slowly sat back up and pulled out her notes. Maybe she should actually study this time.