Scene 6: Enter Apollonius and Parthenia.
Narrator: Apollonius told Parthenia his talk with Zeus. Then…
Parthenia: If you really are the son of Zeus, ask him to grant you one wish. And be careful with Hera, the queen of the gods.
Apollonius: Why is that?
Parthenia: Hera is the jealous wife of Zeus. Now go.
Narrator: Apollonius did as he was told and went at the foot of Mount Olympus.
Enter Zeus.
Apollonius: Zeus, I am calling you. Please hear me.
Zeus: What is it, Apollonius?
Apollonius: If you really are my father, please grant me a wish I humbly implore you.
Zeus: What is your wish, my son?
Apollonius: Let me wield you powerful weapon, the thunderbolt.
Narrator: Zeus stopped. He did not want his son to wield his weapon because it might kill him. So—
Zeus: I cannot grant your wish, my son. My thunderbolts are too much for you.
Narrator: Apollonius, ever the stubborn young man, urged Zeus even more. Zeus has to give in so he will not get a splitting headache.
Zeus (sighing): All right, I give in. I will allow you to handle my thunderbolts if, you will promise me that you will observe extreme caution when you handle them.
Apollonius (serious): Yes, I will keep that in mind, father.
Narrator: And so Zeus let his son handle his most formidable weapon, the thunderbolt.
Exit Apollonius, Parthenia and Zeus.