Helios was the titan of the moon and sun, and he drove his chariot up and down the sky every day and night. He would drive the sun east to west and the moon west to east. The titan was truly tired one day, a day during the ancient times of Greece. He sat there thinking about what he should do that night. He was exhausted from bringing the sun and moon up every single day and night. He had always been loyal to the Greeks, and he thought that he could rest for a day and a night without telling the Greeks the truth. He thought they would believe him. He was determined that he would not tell the Greeks that he was just tired, he would say that he had just gotten a new moon and sun. “This is a great idea. This will work perfectly,” Helios thought.…show more content… They asked him, concerned, “Why is there no moon?” “What have we done to upset you?” Helios came out of his house, and calmly said, “ You have not upset me. It is just that the old moon has broken. Moons break down when they are ancient like this one. The new one will come tomorrow night.” The community truly believed him and slept until morning. That morning the sun was not up as it usually was. The people said, “Why is there no sun? What have we done?” Helios came out of his house and said, “The old sun has broken. The new one will come…show more content… They smiled. They said, ”Helios, of course we forgive you! We understand that you were just tired, but you can always tell us the truth. We will always understand.” Helios beamed, “Thank you! I still have had a really good rest!” The Greeks were not finished yet, “Oh, Helios. This does not have to be your last rest! We all need the sun every day to farm, but if you want to, you can rest for one night each month and just not bring up the moon. However, we are going to call that moon a new moon to remind you and everyone else that it is always better to tell the truth.” Helios was overjoyed, “You really mean it? Yes!!!! The idea about the new moon is okay. I will try to remember to just tell the truth. Thank you so much! I am sorry again that I did not tell the truth, but I am overjoyed that you are forgiving me and even making a
