A retelling of the classical Greek myth of Theseus and Ariadne, in simplified language for new readers. Includes activities and exercises to enhance reading comprehension skills and improve vocabulary. 'When he went home to Athens, the great prince Theseus left me on the island of Naxos. But why did he leave me? Everyone says that he was tired of me. But when we met, I was the princess of Crete and the most beautiful woman in the Aegean Sea.' Ariadne's story is one woman's tale of secret love, adventure and of escape - both from danger and from a life that she wanted to leave far behind her - many years ago in Ancient Greece...--P. [4] of cover.

"First published in Dominoes 2002". Dominoes level two ; 700 headwords ; word count : 9,104.