Five outstanding, concise stories by the brilliant storyteller Rosemary Sutcliff, focusing on courage, self-sacrifice, and standing up for oneself: Nessan, the chief's daughter, risks her life to save the Irish prisoner who is to be sacrificed to the Black Mother, and the dammed waters begin to flow again. (The Chief's Daughter) Tethra, the changeling boy, dares to bridge the gap between the old dark people and the new tribe of the Epider. (The Changeling) Aracos, the Thracian, spontaneously takes the place of the frightened young Felix in a great battle, leaving him the glory for it. (A Wreath of Oak Leaves) Howling Dog challenges the old chief, who refuses to see the danger of the shifting sands and insists on the tribe's old dwelling place. (Quicksand) And in Greece, the Olympic Games bring together...