My men came pressing round me, pleading: 'Why not take these cheeses, get them stowed, come back, throw open all the pens, and make a run for it? We'll drive the kids and lambs aboard. We say put out again on good salt water!' Ah, how sound that was! Yet I refused. I wished to see the caveman, what he had to offer– no pretty sight, it turned out, for my friends. –The Odyssey, Homer What theme is supported by the passage? Food is the most important thing. Curiosity can lead people into danger. Be prepared for anything.