wrong is to own up to it in an honest way when you have done wrong. Many
a boy and girl would have been saved untold trouble if they had only
been frank with their parents. One of the saddest days in any boy's or
girl's life is when they first keep a guilty secret from their parents.




ULYSSES AND THE SIRENS


When you boys and girls get older and further along in school, you will
probably learn of a famous Greek whose name was Ulysses. He was noted as
a heroic seaman, who travelled over dangerous seas and into unknown
lands.

In one of the seas where Ulysses sailed was an island known as the Isle
of the Sirens. The sirens would attract sailors to their shores by
beautiful music. But when the sailors drew near the land they would
irresistibly cast themselves into the sea, to their destruction.

Now Ulysses had heard of the sirens through Circe, and he wanted to hear
the maidens sing, but he did not want to come within their power. So
this is the way he managed it. One day he put wax in the ears of all his
sailors, so that they could not hear the music, and then had himself
strapped to the mast. Then he ordered the sailors to row near enough to
the island for him to hear the music. In this way he heard the singing,
but did not get caught.

That was a clever way of getting tempted, and yet not getting caught,