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The Pied Piper of Hamelin

1984
The Pied Piper pipes the village free of rats and when the villagers refuse to pay him for the service, he pipes away their children, too.

Hiawatha

1984
An abridgement of the epic poem describing the life and deeds of a legendary Indian brave.

Theseus and the Minotaur

1986
Brave Theseus sails to the island of Crete to confront the Minotaur, the horrible monster to whom Athenian youth are sacrificed every nine years.

The Trojan horse

1985
Recounts how the Greeks won the Trojan War by the subterfuge of the wooden horse.

Merlin, the wizard

1986
A retelling of the prophecies and magical powers of Merlin, the famous magician in the Arthurian legend.

Annie Oakley

1987
The life of the frontier woman who was famous for her skills as a sharpshooter which she demonstrated in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show and other shows of the time.

Johnny Appleseed

1987
A biography of John Chapman whose distribution of appleseeds and trees across the Midwest made him a legend and left a legacy still enjoyed today.

Robin Hood

1984
Retells some of Robin Hood's adventures in Sherwood Forest including episodes with Maid Marian, Little John, Friar Tuck, and Will Scarlett.

Joan of Arc

1985
A biography of the peasant girl who led a French army to victory against the English and was later accused of witchcraft and burned at the stake.

The sword in the stone

1985
A brief retelling of selected parts of the Arthurian legend.

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