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We hope you enjoy this preview of an episode from our back catalog available to our premium subscribers. Tonight, we\u2019ll read the story \u201cThe Three Golden Apples\u201d written by Nathaniel Hawthorne and found in \u201cA Wonder Book\u201d originally published in 1851. To unlock full episodes, ad-free listening, and more, please go to\xa0snoozecast.com/plus.\n\nThis is Hawthorne's retelling of Hercules\u2019 search for three golden apples. Along the way he meets the Old Man of the Sea, a six-legged man creature and the mighty giant, Atlas.\n\nThis story also features the Hesperides. In Greek mythology, they are the nymphs of evening and golden light of sunsets. The Hesperides love to sing, and they spend their time tending to Queen Hera\u2019s apple orchard.\n\n\u2014 read by 'V' \u2014\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices