Project Gutenberg 2011-03-29 Public domain in the USA. 174 Bailey, Carolyn Sherwin 1875 1961 Hill, Carolyn Sherwin Bailey Burd, C. M. (Clara Miller) 1873 1933 Burd, Clara Miller 20012815 Wonder Stories: The Best Myths for Boys and Girls How the myths began -- What Prometheus did with a bit of clay -- The paradise of children / Nathaniel Hawthorne -- What became of the giants -- How vulcan made the best of things -- How Orion found his sight -- The wonders Venus wrought -- Where the Labyrinth led -- How Perseus conquered the sea -- Pegasus, the horse who could fly -- How Mars lost a battle -- How Minerva built a city -- Cadmus, the alphabet king -- The picture Minerva wove -- The hero with a fairy godmother -- The pygmies / Nathaniel Hawthorne -- The horn of plenty -- The wonder the frogs missed -- When Phaeton's chariot ran away -- When Apollo was herdsman -- How Jupiter granted a wish -- How Hyacinthus became a flower -- How King Midas lost his ears -- How Mercury gave up his tricks -- A little errand girl's new dress -- When Proserpine was lost -- The ploughman who brought famine -- The bee man of Arcadia -- When Pomona shared her apples -- How Psyche reached mount olympus -- How Melampos fed the serpent -- How a huntress became a bear -- The adventure of Glaucus -- The winning of the golden fleece -- Medea's cauldron -- How a golden apple caused a war -- How a wooden horse won a war -- The cyclops / Alfred Church -- Glossary. Produced by Bryan Ness, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Wonder Stories: The Best Myths for Boys and Girls" by Carolyn Sherwin Bailey is a collection of mythological tales written in the early 20th century. The book offers a rich array of stories derived from classical mythology, catering specifically to a younger audience, enchanting readers with tales of gods, heroes, and legendary exploits that highlight themes of adventure, bravery, and the quest for knowledge. The opening of the book introduces readers to the enchanting world of mythology, beginning with a description of Mount Olympus and setting the stage for the timeless myths of the ancient Greeks and Romans. The text evokes a sense of nostalgia and reverence for the past, explaining how myths were essential for understanding life in a time when the natural world and divine intervention were intertwined. The narratives of Prometheus creating man from clay and the story of Pandora's curiosity foreshadow the adventures and moral lessons that will be explored through the various characters and their interactions with the divine, offering a compelling start to the journey through these beloved myths. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Mythology, Classical -- Juvenile literature PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Literature 412736 412745 2024-09-15T06:52:09.578607 2023-09-15T12:19:52.244769 text/html text/html 417990 2011-03-29T08:05:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 758665 2011-03-29T08:05:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 846518 2024-09-15T06:52:17.289542 application/epub+zip 846865 2024-09-15T06:52:11.492574 application/epub+zip 226018 2024-09-15T06:52:10.377574 application/epub+zip 1091306 2024-09-15T06:52:21.498492 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1045628 2024-09-15T06:52:16.334523 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 349686 2022-09-16T10:41:22.591142 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 367748 367526 2024-09-15T06:52:08.592597 2023-09-15T12:19:51.330745 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 367483 2011-03-29T08:05:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 138071 2011-03-29T08:05:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20299 2024-09-15T06:52:21.646509 application/rdf+xml 20913 2024-09-15T06:52:10.742552 image/jpeg 4678 2024-09-15T06:52:10.559563 image/jpeg 821986 2024-09-15T06:52:09.630599 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia