Midas and His Daughter at the Olympics
Book by: LaVonna S.
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Table of Contents
Day One
My
fingers itched to pull back the pavilion flap so I could go out and explore. The makeshift village buzzed with people from all over ... Read Chapter
The Chariot Race
Early
the next morning, before the sun had fully risen above the hills far to the east of the stadium, I went with Nicholas to the Spar... Read Chapter
The Discus Throw
I
remained in an archway of the stadium peeking around the support while Dad strode confidently onto the field, his golden discus under... Read Chapter
The Ten Lap Race
“Could
you see the look on the oaf’s face when he picked up the gold discus?”
Dad
peered over a leg of fragrant roasted phe... Read Chapter
Zoe and Cynisca
I woke
up on the third day with a sense of relief. Dad’s next competition wasn’t for another day and a half. Today there were no co... Read Chapter
The Wrestling Match
“Dad, what’s he like, the athlete you were matched with for wrestling?” I bit my lower lip.
We were in the shade of our p... Read Chapter
Selfish
As I
washed up and brushed my hair in my “room” of the tent, I thought about Long Lashes -- about the deal he made with Dad, how we... Read Chapter
Unconvinced
“Well, Cleo?” Dad held up his goblet of wine to the lean, plainly dressed Spartan. “The athletes sure made fools of themselves when... Read Chapter
Olive Branches
The
next morning, I was still upset with Dad and thought about skipping breakfast with him, but when I followed the smell of flatbread ... Read Chapter
