Hercules and the Nine-Headed Hydra
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Since defeating the Titans, Zeus and his fellow Olympians have taken over Mount Olympus. Things are nearly back to normal…until a stranger named Hercules shows up, asking for help. He’s on the run from Eurythseus, King of Argon, who is after Hercules for egging his temple.
Before Zeus can help, Eurythseus himself appears. It turns out that Hercules has also been bragging that he is the ruler of Olympus, and Eurythseus intends to declare war on the Olympians’ new home.
Zeus’s friends come up with an idea—maybe Hercules could make up for egging Eurythseus’s temple. The Oracle Pythia reveals that in order to do this, Hercules must get a scale from a huge, nine-headed serpent—the Hydra. Will this be enough to please Eurythseus? Or is another battle on the horizon for the Olympians?
Joan Holub
Joan Holub is the New York Times bestselling author of Mighty Dads. She is also the author and/or illustrator of over 130 other books for children, including the picture books Zero the Hero and Little Red Writing, a School Library Journal and Kirkus Reviews Best Book, and is coauthor of the bestselling Goddess Girls and Grimmtastic Girls middle grade series. She has two cats named Chip and Boo. You can visit her online at www.joanholub.com.
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Hercules and the Nine-Headed Hydra - Joan Holub
CHAPTER ONE
The Chicken Dilemma
A single peacock feather floated up from the Greek village. It flew up into the sky, all the way to the top of Mount Olympus. When the feather reached the snow-covered peak, it flew through the entrance of the shiny marble temple.
The feather soared into the royal throne room and settled in the hand of a girl with long blond hair. She stared into the shimmering blue, green, and gold eye design on the feather. Then she turned to the boy on the throne.
Hermes is bringing two more villagers to see you, Zeus,
she informed him.
The boy sighed. Another problem, Hera? What is it this time? I’m getting kind of tired of listening to all these boring problems.
Hera smirked. Well, you wanted to be charge,
she said.
Hey, that’s not fair!
Zeus replied. "It’s not my fault that I was chosen by fate to lead the Olympians. I mean, I do want to be in charge, but it’s not like I asked for it."
Mm-hm,
Hera said with a frown.
What does that mean?
Zeus asked.
Hera shrugged. I get it about the destiny and everything, but you can step down at any time. I’m sure there are others who wouldn’t mind being in charge.
Others like you, you mean, Zeus thought. He and his sister were a lot alike. They were both ten years old. They both had blue eyes. And they were both natural leaders. Hera had always thought she should have been chosen to sit on the throne, not Zeus.
Zeus sighed and felt for Bolt, the lightning bolt–shaped dagger tucked into his belt. Pythia, the Oracle of Delphi, had given him the magical tool at the start of his journey as a hero in training. He hadn’t used Bolt in a long time—not since the Olympians won the battle against the Titans.
Incoming!
Hera cried.
A boy with dark hair flew into the throne room, powered by magical winged sandals. Under each arm he held a man from the village—a tall one and a short one. He landed and released the men.
Whew!
Hermes exclaimed. Two at a time is tough!
Both men bowed to Zeus. The shorter man, Zeus noticed, had a white chicken tucked into his jacket.
What kind of problem do you guys have that is so important you need to ask me?
Zeus asked them.
The man with the chicken spoke. Idas is trying to steal my chicken!
That’s a lie!
cried the other man. "Enops stole my chicken and won’t give it back!"
A chicken?
Zeus asked. You want me to solve a problem about a chicken?
Enops bowed again. Yes, mighty Zeus!
Zeus hated these problems. When he’d been fighting the Titans, he’d had real problems—like how to defeat birds with poisonous poop or hungry half-giants. In those cases, Zeus had had two main solutions: fight, or run away.
Um, maybe you two guys should fight,
Zeus said, unsure. Whoever wins gets to keep the chicken.
Yes!
Idas cheered, but Enops looked afraid.
Hera rolled her eyes at Zeus. Are you serious, Boltbrain?
she hissed in his ear. Nobody needs to get hurt over a chicken.
She stepped in front of the throne. I have a better idea,
she said. "Enops, put the chicken on the