![]() ![]() However, her parents had told her to keep this ability a secret. But now they’d have to trudge back home and set a piece of kindling wood ablaze from the fire Hestia had lit in their family’s hearth an hour before.Ĭreating fire was Hestia’s special skill. It wasn’t fair! Her mom had promised to show her how to make an apple pie if they could find fresh fruit today. ![]() Hestia’s shoulders drooped as her mom now turned back toward home after assuring the woman she could certainly have some of the fire from their hearth. It was food shopping day, and vendors from surrounding farms had all come to the square to sell their goods. But our fire has gone out, and I need to cook a stew for lunch.Įight-year-old Hestia and her mom had been crossing the central square of their village in Greece, where outdoor public gatherings were often held. ![]() CAN WE BORROW SOME FIRE?" A woman asked Hestia’s mother. ![]()
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