After feasting, it’s time for the contest of the bow
All the eager suitors are lined up to have a go
But the bow’s enormous, because of its great length
None of them can string it for they do not have the strength
To the swine- and cowherds Odysseus shows his scar
Proving his identity! Their master’s back – hurrah!
At the contest of the bow he asks for an attempt
But the suitors fear that they’ll be treated with contempt
If against a vagabond like him they all could lose
So his challenge to compete they would all refuse
Eumaios the swineherd gets the bow, he is on hand
Takes it to Odysseus just as they had planned
Odysseus strings it easily, and with a single shot
Hits all of the axes – the victory he’s got!
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