Reading Level
TOEIC Reading: 390-465
TOEFL Jr. Reading: 300 above
Summary
"Tanglewood Tales" includes six stories, retelling classical Greek myths: The Minotaur, The Dragon's Teeth, Circes' Palace, The Pomegranate Seeds, and the Golden Fleece.
"The Minotaur”--in which Theseus tests his strength against a man-eating beast with the head of a bull and the body of a man;
"The Pygmies”--in which Hercules grapples with a giant whose strength doubles every time he touches the ground;
"The Dragon's Teeth”--in which Cadmus slays a dragon, sows its teeth in the ground, and grows a crop of warriors to found the city of Thebes;
"Circe's Palace”--in which Odysseus, a.k.a. Ulysses, saves his ship's crew from a wily enchantress;
"The Pomegranate Seed”--in which the grain goddess's daughter is taken captive by the lord of the underworld; and
"The Golden Fleece”--in which Jason leads a pre-League of Justice force of fifty Greek heroes against a series of dangerous creatures.