Polyphimos didn''t boast that his wine was the best that Manda had ever drunk, and even worm''s wine could not be compared.
"Teach me the way to make wine!" Manda wanted to teach worm this way. A cup of such good wine can sell for at least two silver coins.
"Don''t dream," laughed polyphemus. "This is the most important unique skill of my life!"
After laughing, he looked a little dim: "Odysseus, he also praised my wine. He said it was the best wine in the world."
According to the book of Odes, Odysseus presented a jar of wine to polyphimus. Polyphimus had never drunk such mellow wine. Because he was greedy, Odysseus drunk it with wine.
Manda suspected that the passage in the book of Odes was seriously untrue. There was no need to guess.
Just ask directly. Manda told pluphimus the content of the book of Odes, and pluphimus was silent.
He was roasting mutton and put many bottles and cans beside him. There were all kinds of spices in them. Although he couldn''t see them, he accurately remembered the location and dosage of each seasoning. If he hadn''t seen it with his own eyes, Manda would never have thought that such a rough giant could live so exquisite.
When the first sheep was roasted, Manda picked up the leg and chewed a piece. She was full of praise for the cooking of polyphemus.
"This is the best barbecue I''ve ever eaten. Can you tell me the sauce formula and I''ll go back and tell my cook..."
Polyphemus smiled. "He said something similar."
Manda was stunned: "Odysseus again?"
The giant nodded.
Manda quickly explained, "although I said the same thing, I really have nothing to do with him..."
"I know that you are different from him. There is shamelessness and cunning in every drop of his blood. When he came to the island, he brought twelve skinny soldiers. They were hungry and lay down on the beach to pick up rotten seashells. A soldier saw my sheep. He pulled out a knife and wanted to eat mutton. As a result, he was overturned by my sheep and broke a leg."
At this point, polyphemus laughed. He was laughing at Odysseus and his soldiers. He didn''t even have the strength to subdue the sheep.
But to tell you the truth, it''s not particularly humiliating to beat his sheep. The sheep of polyphemus are bigger than camels, and it''s no problem to knock over a bull.
Polyphimus then said, "I should kill those thieves. They steal when they come to the island. I should know what they are! But I still gave them a chance to explain. This is the stupidest and most regretful thing I have done in my life!"
Manda wondered what Odysseus had explained.
Polyphimus recalled: "he begged me to let go of his soldiers. Although he begged very much, his waist was very straight. He said he was a king. He had experienced a ten-year war. He and these soldiers were lucky to survive,
He wanted to go home and take his soldiers home. A group of shameless people came to his kingdom. They wanted to occupy his land and wife. His wife was struggling to resist, but he lost his way on the sea. They drifted on the sea for nearly a month without food or water. His soldiers were starving to death before they shot at my sheep. "
Manda ate a large piece of mutton, licked the grease on her mouth and said, "do you believe him?"
Pluphimus nodded: "he spoke like an old friend of mine. They were really like him. I killed a sheep for them to eat and gave them wine to drink. I found a safe cave for them to live in.
He said that as long as the wind blows together, they will leave here. To tell the truth, I am not willing to let him go. I kill a sheep for them every day, so that they can eat mutton every day, and I send them a bucket of wine every day.
I became very good friends with him. At least I think so. I talked to him about everything. He told me about his wife and I told him about my Galatia. Those days were so beautiful. "
These words are very natural, just like two men discussing each other''s wives. Ordinary people can''t hear any flaws.
But in fact, this is the self consolation of the Cyclops. Pluphimus completely belongs to unrequited love for the sea fairy Galatia. They are not even lovers.
Looking at the intoxicated look of pluphimus, Manda couldn''t help persuading: "there are more than 50 sea Fairies in the world, but there are only three Cyclops. You deserve better."
After saying this, Manda regretted. According to the book of songs, there were people who dared to speak ill of Galatia, and the grumpy polyphemus would directly screw off each other''s head.
But this time, polyphemus was not angry. He took a piece of mutton for Manda and said, "that''s what the man said, but I only have Galatia in my heart. He promised to help me make love, and he said he would succeed."
Manda rubbed her eyebrows and closed her eyes.
Simple giant, how can you be fooled like this?
Making love for you is like eating vegetables for you. He asked for love, but he also ate vegetables! This is a truth that even junior middle school students understand.
He will not only help you courtship, but also do everything for you after courtship. He will always be the bridegroom and enter the bridal chamber. He will also tell you that this is the arrangement of fate and ask you to send blessings silently.
The next thing was as like as two peas of Manda. Odysseus brought wine and flowers to love Lv Fei and Moss to the sea fairy, Galla tAsia, and then the two of them slept together that night.
"I don''t blame him, really," said polyphemus, sniffing. "It''s my business that I love Galatia. It''s not so important who she likes."
Manda nodded with appreciation and silently comforted her: you deserve to lick the dog!
Polyphimus then said, "later, the wind blew and he was leaving. I gave him two large bags of wine (sheepskin bags) and a lot of dried mutton. Before we set out, we had a few drinks together. Unexpectedly, he poisoned the wine, the poison of kalke."
Kalke''s poison? That doesn''t make sense.
According to the book of Odes, Odysseus met carvings after blinding polyphimus. Is there a mistake in the time relationship in the book?
"I was poisoned and my body couldn''t move. He told his men to kill all my sheep, rob all my wine, beat me, humiliate me and want to kill me. Fortunately, Galatia gave me some honey from the sea and woke me up. I knew Galatia still loved me!
"I killed six of his subordinates and almost killed him. He begged me for mercy. He said he was cursed by the devil to do such a stupid thing. My heart is soft..."
Manda nodded and offered another comfort: you deserve to make mistakes again and again.
"I only hesitated for a while, but he seized the opportunity. He suddenly took a spear with the remaining six subordinates and stabbed me. The poison was not completely dissolved. I was very slow, couldn''t get away, and was blinded..."
At this point, polyphemus was silent for a long time. He opened the sheepskin bag and filled all the wine in the bag.
"I chased to the shore. My cry was heard by two brothers. They were nearby at that time. As long as they shot, they could tear Odysseus and his subordinates to pieces, but what should I say? I was hurt by a mortal? I was deceived by a mortal? I almost died in the hands of a mortal? The mortal called me brother yesterday?
I can only say that no one hurt me, no one... My two brothers still laugh at me today. "
Manda sent another comfort in her heart: you deserve to die for face.
It is not just his brother who laughs at him. There is another version of the story in the book of songs. It says that Odysseus told the Cyclops that his name was no one. The Cyclops believed it and said that no one hurt me after Odysseus stabbed him in the eye.
This matter has become a laughing stock for thousands of years. Until Manda''s last life, this joke has been repeatedly applied in some film and television works.
Now it seems that all this is made up, either by the author of the book of Odes or Odysseus himself. The book of Odes records the deeds of various heroes in the classical period, most of which come from rumors, but Odysseus'' deeds come from his own dictation, so the latter is more likely.
Could it be that polyphemus lied?
First of all, Manda doesn''t think it necessary for him to lie to himself, and the giant''s IQ is not low at all. He can''t make such a stupid mistake.
When he had drained another bag of wine, poliphimus continued: "He laughed at me on the boat and said that it was his mercy that left me a life. He said he would come to me. He shed divine blood and had an immortal body. He asked me to wait for him here. I didn''t know how long I waited here. Because I lost the light, I gradually forgot the years. Until last night, I received my father''s hint. He said that the cunning man came, and I immediately remembered it When I saw Odysseus, I didn''t expect my father to recognize the wrong person. "
It is no wonder that polufius would regard Manda as Odysseus, who had received the oracle.
Polyphimus'' father was Poseidon, who regarded Manda as Odysseus?
Don''t be kidding. How could Poseidon make such a mistake? He wanted to get rid of me by his son''s hand, and finally make a round in front of Hermes under the pretext of "a misunderstanding".
Poseidon wants to kill me. I''m afraid there will be more dangers next.
What''s worse, there is no way to leave the island, so we can only passively wait for Poseidon.
No, we have to find a helper on this island.
After eating two sheep, polyphemus was still not satisfied. He pulled the owl''s body over and wanted to peel it with a short knife: "try this guy''s taste, it''s also very good."
"Wait a minute!" Manda stared at the owl''s body, turned her face and looked at the Cyclops'' face again,
"Do you want to see the light again?"
Polyphemus opened his mouth wide, and the knife in his hand fell to the ground.