Judgment of Beauty
By Jessica
Long ago in 22 B.C. on Mt. Olympus, there were three sister goddesses that were extremely all mighty. Artemis, goddess of the moon and hunt, Aphrodite, goddess of love and beauty, Athena, goddess of strategy, battle, and wisdom, and their father, the mighty Zeus, commander of all gods. The goddesses had many strengths and few weaknesses. Artemis’s strengths were that she was smart, strong, and a lover of animals. Aphrodite’s strengths was that she was beautiful, sweet, honest, and caring. Athena’s strengths were that she was beautiful, wise, and loved battles. Artemis and Athena had the same weakness, it was that they were both reserved, but Aphrodite didn’t have any weaknesses at all.
One day, all the three powerful sisters ate breakfast. Beautiful, Aphrodite and Athena had a French basil cuisine omelet and Artemis had some sausage with tomato basil bisque.
“Hey, Athena and Aphrodite, how was your night” said Artemis?
Athena and Aphrodite said, “It was good, ha.”
“What so hilarious?”
“Well your hair is so crazy, weird, and wacky, it’s like everywhere and you're so not beautiful.”
“I don’t care, because I haven’t even got dress yet.”
“You haven’t got dress yet. Wow you are so weird, Aphrodite and I already have gotten dress.”
When Aphrodite and wise Athena were making fun of Artemis at delicious breakfast, Aphrodite was wearing a long pink dress, long dangling earrings with hearts on it, hot pink wedges, and her hair was curly and it always flowed on her back, even when it wasn’t windy. Athena was wearing a greyish, brownish dress, a red cape flowing on her back, her hair in a perfect bun, greyish brownish heels, and her shield and swords on the table right next to her, and of course Artemis was wearing blue silk pajamas.
Since shy Artemis was made fun of by her two sisters about what she was wearing, she went to her room and got dressed.
“I can’t believe those stubborn, skinny, little brats did that to me,” said Artemis
After Artemis got dressed, she was wearing a blue silk high knee dress, her hair in a ponytail with tips dyed blue, and she had shiny silver wedges.
“Do I look better now?” said Artemis.
“Much better Artemis,” said Aphrodite and Athena.
“Be right back.”
“MOM, MOM, MOM,” said Artemis.
“What darling?” said wonderful Hera, Aphrodite, Athena, and Artemis’ mom.
“Aphrodite and Athena are making fun of me because I’m not beautiful like they are”
“Well, if they are saying that, I bet your father could make you more beautiful, if you desire?”
“Dad,” said Artemis.
“What my beautiful princess?” said Aphrodite, Athena, And Artemis’ father, mighty Zeus ruler of all gods.
“Well that’s the thing, Aphrodite and Athena say I’m not gorgeous.”
“You believe that?”
“Well yay.”
“Ok, then, what do you desire?”
“I was wondering, if you could turn me into the most beautiful in the land?”
“Well of course, but there is going to be one consequence, that consequence is that since they might be jealous they will try to turn you into the most hated person in all of Greece.”
“So what, if you can do it, just do it!”
“In the power invested in me, mighty Zeus, ruler of all gods, I proclaim Artemis, the most fair in the land.”
“Oh my gosh, I can’t believe I’m the most fairest. Aphrodite and Athena are going to be so overwhelmed of my beauty. Thank you so so much father!”
Artemis got back to her sisters, and she couldn’t wait to see the faces of her sisters.
“Hey sis, what do you think about me now?” said Artemis.
“Whoa, what happened you went from ugly to beautiful in 10 minutes, how is that even possible,” said Aphrodite, and Athena
“Well daddy made me the most beautiful in the land, and he could only do it once.”
“Well, that is not fair at all”
“Well, I believe I shouldn’t be gloating about it, it’s just not very fun for me when you said I wasn’t, pretty. Because, it’s not what’s on the outside, it’s what's about who you are inside.”
“I guess we weren’t that nice either.”
“Well what if I change back and you don’t judge me about how I look any more.”
“Sure.”
“Deal.”
“Dad, all mighty Dad!” said Artemis.
“What now, Artemis?” said Zeus.
“I was speculating, if you could change me back, to my regular self.”
“Sure sweetie, I knew you were going to come back and ask.”
So what Artemis learned was, if someone was judging you by what you look like, don’t listen because, it’s not what you look like on the outside, it’s all about who you are in the inside. What Artemis’ sisters learned, was that they, shouldn’t judge people on what they look like.
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