Uses bright illustrations and adaptations to describe the adventures of the ancient Greek hero Odysseus. Describes the hardships he faces with both success and loss over a long time and even when he arrives back home he still has much work to do.

Prologue -- The stranger -- The Cyclops -- The sack of winds -- Circe -- The land of the dead -- The song of the spheres -- Torment and trial -- Shipwrecked -- Ithaca -- Father and son -- The beggar -- Setting the trap -- Springing the trap -- The olive tree.