The three goldens apples

"The Three Golden Apples" is a story from Nathaniel Hawthorne's "A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys." In this enchanting tale, Hawthorne retells a story from Greek mythology, specifically from the adventures of Hercules (Heracles). In the story, Hercules embarks on a quest to retrieve three golden apples from the Garden of the Hesperides. These apples are a wedding gift from Mother Earth to Juno (Hera), the queen of the gods. However, Juno is convinced that the apples are more beautiful than ...