King Menelaus heard that his wife, Helen had been kidnapped by Paris, prince of Troy. The king of Sparta went after his wife to rescue her but could not get into the city of Troy because of its huge walls and gate. The king of Sparta called on the other kings of Greece to help him. A huge navy of Greek warriors set sail for Troy. That was the beginning of the Trojan War and the end of Troy. The Greeks battled for ten years but could not defeat Troy.
Odysseus, a Greek general, had an idea to build a beautiful and huge wooden horse, and leave it outside the gate of Troy. Then, the entire Greek army would pretend to leave, as if they had finally admitted that they had been defeated. But the horse would be hollow and Greek men would be hiding inside. As the Greek warriors sailed away, the people of Troy rushed outside, cheering. They found the horse and dragged it inside the city gates to keep it on display, which is just what the Greek general thought they would do – brag, about winning the war.
Later that night, the Greeks came out of the horse and opened the gates to allow their fellow warriors in and the Greeks conquered the City of Troy.