Project Gutenberg 2005-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 217 Hawthorne, Nathaniel 1804 1864 The Three Golden Apples (From: "A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys") Reading ease score: 75.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by David Widger and Al Haines "The Three Golden Apples" by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a short story that is part of the children's collection titled "A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys," written in the late 19th century. This narrative draws from classical mythology, weaving a tale centered around the quests of the hero Hercules as he seeks three golden apples from the garden of the Hesperides. The story encapsulates themes of adventure, strength, and the nuances of human character, making it an engaging read for both young audiences and adults alike. In this tale, Hercules embarks on a quest to procure golden apples for his cousin, the king, facing numerous challenges along the way, including a hundred-headed dragon that guards the apples. His journey takes him to meet various characters, including the Old Man of the Sea, who provides guidance, and Atlas, the giant who supports the heavens on his shoulders. Ultimately, with determination and strength, Hercules manages to obtain the golden apples after an exchange of burdens with Atlas. The story is not only an adventurous retelling of a myth but also explores elements of kindness, sacrifice, and the innate human desire to prove oneself against seemingly insurmountable odds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Mythology, Greek Mythology, Greek -- Juvenile literature BL PZ Text Children's Literature Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Literature Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 86635 86636 2024-10-04T10:12:49.864561 2023-10-04T09:16:19.906780 text/html text/html 84713 2021-01-26T20:41:35 text/html; charset=utf-8 30066 2021-01-26T20:41:35 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 96635 2024-10-04T10:12:53.913573 application/epub+zip 95308 2024-10-04T10:12:51.556536 application/epub+zip 95307 2024-10-04T10:12:50.463568 application/epub+zip 192787 2024-10-04T10:12:55.696522 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 184829 2024-10-04T10:12:53.277545 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 159794 2022-09-05T03:36:45.206510 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 73183 73162 2024-10-04T10:12:49.571559 2023-10-04T09:16:19.710778 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 73776 2021-01-02T04:16:33 text/plain; charset=utf-8 28405 2021-01-02T04:16:33 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 73090 2021-01-02T04:16:33 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 28343 2021-01-02T04:16:33 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22115 2024-10-04T10:12:55.822509 application/rdf+xml 12435 2024-10-04T10:12:50.993536 image/jpeg 3643 2024-10-04T10:12:50.725561 image/jpeg 94613 2024-10-04T10:12:49.873559 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