Goscinny

Asterix and Obelix set out to rescue Cacofonix the bard who has been captured by Odius Asparagus as a present for Julius Caesar, and end up as gladiators because Caesar doesn't want the bard and throws him to the lions.

While fishing at sea, Asterix and Obelix are blown off course and when they finally find land, the place and the people are like nothing they've experienced before.

Asterix, Obelix, and a Corsican chieftain try to stop the evil plans of Praetor Perfidius, a corrupt Roman.

Chief Vitalstatistix rashly invites his brother-in-law, Homeopathix, to dine on a stew seasoned with Caesar's laurel wreath and Aserix and Obelix must go to Rome and acquire thewreath.

Presents a collection of nineteen short stories by Rene Goscinny, author of the "Asterix" comics, originally published in 1960, and explores the adventures of a young school boy, Nicholas, and his friends who always seem to end up in trouble. Includes illustrations.

One stormy night, a sinister little man arrives in the little Gaulish village, and Prolix says he's a soothsayer and the villagers believe everything he says, but Asterix suspects otherwise.