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Ulysses and the Sirens

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  • Ulysses could listen to the Sirens' songs but why didn't he jump into the sea?
    Because he was tied to the ship's mast.
  • They sang the most ________.
    beautiful songs
  • True or False? Ulysses jumped off the ship?
    False. He couldn't jump off because he was tied to the ship's mast.
  • True or False? Ulysses was the only person to hear the Sirens' song and live to tell the tale?
    True
  • What did the Sirens sing?
    They sang the most beautiful songs.
  • Who were the Sirens?
    The Sirens were mythical creatures.
  • Where did Ulysses have to pass to travel home?
    His ship had to pass the Sirens' island.
  • True or False? When the ship passed the Sirens' island, the Sirens started swimming.
    False. They didn't start swimming, they started singing.
  • Where did the Sirens live?
    They lived on a rocky island.
  • What did the sailors put in their ears?
    The sailors put wax in their ears.
  • They lived on an _____.
    island
  • Sometimes sailors _____ and their ships ______.
    jumped into the sea - crashed into the rocks
  • True or False? Ulysses asked his sailors to tie him to a chair.
    False. He asked them to tie him to the ship's mast.
  • The Sirens were mythical _______?
    creatures
  • Sailors wanted to _________.
    listen to the songs.
  • True or False? The Sirens were part woman and part bird?
    True
  • The sirens were part ____ and part ____.
    woman - bird
  • Why didn't Ulysess put wax in his ears?
    He wanted to listen to the Sirens' songs.
  • True or False? The ship sailed safely past the island.
    True
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