I knelt near the water's edge, filled with horror as I gazed into the dark depths. Grief flooded me like a waterfall as I recalled everything I had abruptly lost. Then, before making a fateful decision, I cast one last glance into that dreadful lake to gaze into the...

When the queen of Crete gave birth to a horrible bull-headed monster, nobody was allowed to see the baby. But soon the baby grew into a huge flesh-eating beast that became impossible to contain. Quickly, King Minos had an enormous labyrinth designed. The elaborate...

A long time ago, when gods and monsters roamed the earth, there was a particular monster named Typhon. He was the father of all monsters. Even the strongest gods cowered before him. He was so tall his head could touch the stars, instead of legs he had a coil of...

Long ago in an Indian village, a proud twelve-year-old named Akhtar marched out of his family’s house and into the wild forest. Akhtar was bursting with excitement because, for the first time, he was allowed to hunt by himself—without his father or older brother. "I’m...

The Great Bear ran as fast as he could, he felt as though his heart would burst from within him. The hunters were not far behind. The woods seemed to get smaller and smaller as he ran. He could feel the foam from his mouth dripping down his long gaping jaw. He had...

Many years ago, before the Kiowa people made their way south, they camped along the rivers and streams in the far north, where there were a great many bears. One day, seven little girls went playing among the rocks far north of the village. One girl wandered away from...

Celestial divination. It's a practice that dates back thousands of years to some of the earliest civilizations—the desire to search for human meanings in the stars.  In the not-so-distant past, the disciplines of astronomy and astrology were one and the same.  But...

The following portion was written by Virginia, age 16, an Experience Astronomy student from Hurricane, West Virginia. "You probably thought there were only twelve zodiac signs, right? Wrong. There are actually thirteen, and the forgotten constellation is named...

In Greek mythology, Persephone was the daughter of Zeus, the god of gods, and Demeter, goddess of the harvest. Persephone was so pretty that not only did her parents adore her, but everyone loved her. But there was one problem with that: the evil Hades wanted her...