![Greek soldiers and the Trojan Horse]
A long, long time ago, there was a long - lasting war between the Greeks and the Trojans. The Greeks had been besieging the city of Troy for many years, but the city of Troy was so strongly fortified that the Greeks had never been able to capture it.
One day, Odysseus, the cleverest general among the Greeks, came up with an excellent idea. He had craftsmen build a huge wooden horse with an empty belly large enough to hide a great number of soldiers.
![The wooden horse was completed]
Then, the Greeks placed the wooden horse outside the gates of Troy and made some soldiers pretend to be deserters and deliberately be captured by the Trojans. These captured Greek soldiers told the Trojans that the wooden horse was used by the Greeks to sacrifice to the gods because they had offended the gods, which was the reason for their defeat in the war. If the Trojans brought the wooden horse into the city, they would be blessed by the gods.
The Trojans believed these words. They were very happy and thought it was a good omen. So, they all worked together to drag the huge wooden horse into the city of Troy.
![The wooden horse was dragged into the city]
That night, when the Trojans were immersed in the joy of victory and let their guard down, the Greek soldiers hidden inside the wooden horse quietly opened the secret door and climbed out of the horse. They joined forces with the large Greek army that had been lying in ambush outside the city.
![Greek soldiers attacked the Trojans]
The Greek soldiers set fires everywhere and killed people in the city of Troy. The Trojans were completely unprepared and had no way to resist. In this way, the Greeks successfully captured the city of Troy with their wisdom and the Trojan Horse stratagem. This story tells us that wisdom and strategy are very important in war and life.
