Han Li thinks he is the smartest and most talented painter in China. His master, Lin Cho tries to warn him about his arrogance but Han Li does not listen. When Lin Cho becomes ill before he can finish his painting for the emperor, what will Han Li do?

In Troy in 1180 B.C., Acheron, storyteller in the palace of Paris and Helen, is so well-known as a liar that when a wooden horse left by the enemy Greek army rouses his suspicion and he learns truth about the deadly threat it holds, no one will believe him. Includes facts about Troy and its destruction.

Furious that her twin brother, Cypselis, promised her as a slave should he lose a footrace, Ellie must find a way for tortoise-slow Cypselis to beat his classmate to the finish line at their school in ancient Greece. Includes facts about the Olympic Games.

To make some extra money, a poor student in ancient Egypt agrees to help an old woman get rid of a ghost, but instead he discovers the true identity of the phantom and receives a rich reward.

The niece of King Henry VII of England infiltrates the servants' quarters to find out if one of the kitchen helpers is trying to become king.

A young actor at the Globe Theatre must defend his master when Queen Elizabeth suspects that Shakespeare tried to help the Earl of Essex overthrow her.

Grave robbers devise an elaborate plan to steal King Tutanhkhamen's riches after his funeral.