Tanglewood Tales

One of 19th-century America's greatest authors recounts timeless tales from Greek mythology in this delightful partner to A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys. Nathaniel Hawthorne's evocative interpretations of traditional stories about heroes, sorceresses, kings, and other legendary characters provide young readers and listeners with a spellbinding introduction to classic myths.The adventures begin with 'The Minotaur,' the tale of an Athenian prince's conquest of a monstrous half-man, half-bull. Other stories include 'The Pygmies,' concerning a friendly giant and his small-minded neighbors; 'The Dragon's Teeth,' recounting the birth of a team of warriors and the founding of a city; 'Circe's Palace,' in which an enchantress matches wits with the trickster Ulysses; 'The Pomegranate Seeds,' a tale of the underworld; and 'The Golden Fleece,' the story of an aspiring king and his quest for the shining symbol that will win a throne.