At lot has happened since I last saw you. I'll start from the top. Penelope brought out twelve axes and my hunting bow as a contest to see which suitor deserved her the most. Both of the herders broke down to tears as they saw what she was doing. Though something surprising happened at the start. My son, Telemakhos, decided to be the first to give the bow a shot. After he failed the first three times he gave it one more try. The fourth time he almost had it strung when I gave him a hard look that made him stop right away. After that some of the suitors began to fail one after another until Antinoos said to postpone the contest until the next day. While this was happening I took the herders aside to tell them who I was and to tell them what I plan to do. I then gave my bow a shot even though I was critized and threatened and few times. I took my time in stringing the bow and before long all of the suitors were watching every move that I made. When I finished I carefully and cleanly shot the bow straight threw the twelve axes. I then gave the signal to my son that it was time to try to eliminate the suitors. You'll have to read the next chapter to find out what happens.
I think that Odysseus made a good decision in attempting to string and shot the bow. By doing this it showed the suitors that he was no beggar, but was Odysseus and that he was ready to fight. It also showed that he wasn't going to listen to all of the suitors threats and critism. Normally, when a large amount of people pressures you to stop something, you stop because you feel scared of what could possible happen if you followed through with your actions.
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