Beast and Monsters (report)
By: Grace Voegele
Book by: Anthony Harowitz
born 5 April 1955 is a novelist and screenwriter specialising in mystery and suspense. His work for young adult readers includes The Diamond Brothers series, the Alex Rider series, and The Power of Five series (aka The Gatekeepers). His work for adults includes the novel and play Mindgame (2001), and two Sherlock Holmes, The House of Silk (2011) and Morinty (2014).
Beast and Monsters
This book has five different short stories in it. The Riddle of the Sphinx, The Incredible spotted egg, The dragon of Saint George, The washer at the Ford, The Gergon's Head, and Ten Terrible Beast and Amazing Monsters you Might not have heard of.
The Riddle of The Sphinx
This is the first story in the book. This is about the first riddle ever invented by a creature called the Sphinx. The first person to see the Sphinx was a young boy named Heamon.
The Incredible Spotted Egg
This second story as about two brothers. They were known as elder or younger. They were Cheyenne Indians. Younger at the egg and slowly turned into a sea monster.
The Dragon and Saint George
The third story is about a man named Saint George and dragon. Saint George did not like dragon, he killed them. There are no dragons today because they were feared by everyone but the Chinese. They were deadly.
The Washer at the Ford
The forth story is about the preparation of a battle and then the battle its self. There was a darkness that had shunned upon a city before they went to battle. That darkness was caused by the Washer of the cloths
The Gorgon's Head
The fifth and final story is about a small island ruled by a king named Polydectes. On this island was a evil woman with hair made from snakes her name was Madusa. If she looked into your eyes you would turn to stone. The only way to kill her was to cut off her head.