Richardson, I. M

A retelling of the story about a miser whose life is changed by Christmas.

The boy who finds the dragon in the cave knows it is a kindly, harmless one, but how can he convince the frightened villagers and especially St. George the dragon killer that there is no cause for concern?.

Odysseus's listeners hear him describe his visit with the goddess Circe and his journey to the underworld.

Odysseus relates to his listeners his fleet's experiences on the Island of the Winds and with the man-eating giants.

His listeners hear of Odysseus's near-tragic encounters with the Sirens, with Charybdis the whirlpool, with the six-headed monster Scylla, and with the sun god Helios.

Odysseus returns at last to Ithaca where he rids his house of the evil suitors, is reunited with Penelope, and visits his aging, grieving father.

While Odysseus is being held by Calypso on an island, Telemachos searches for his father and Penelope is besieged with suitors.

A retelling of how the Greeks overcame the Trojans with the aid of a wooden horse.

Relates how the Titan Prometheus created people, gave them fire he stole from the gods, and was horribly punished by Zeus.

Hercules, son of the god Zeus and a mortal woman, renowned for his great strength, performs twelve dangerous tasks to atone for an attack on his wife and children.