A young shepherd faces the giant who terrified Israel. Armed only with a sling and five stones, David trusts in God and shows that victory does not depend on size, but on faith.

A lion no weapon can wound, a serpent with nine heads, a giant boar, and a king hiding inside a bronze jar. In his first six labors, Hercules discovers that strength alone is not enough — he will need patience and cleverness too.

With the Trojan War over, Odysseus wants only to sail home. But between him and the island of Ithaca wait flowers that make men forget, a one-eyed giant, and the fury of a god of the sea.

After striking down seven flies at one blow, a little tailor embroiders the feat on his belt and sets out into the world. Giants, a unicorn, a wild boar: to a quick mind, no challenge seems too great.