The Trojan Horse

Classical Stories · No. 2 — The trick that ended a ten-year war.

• Classical Stories
• 40 min
• Ages 8–13
• 6 chapters

About this audiobook

For ten years the Greek army has besieged the walled city of Troy and failed. Then Odysseus proposes something no soldier likes: stop fighting, and start pretending. The Greeks build a giant wooden horse, hide their best warriors inside it, and sail away as if defeated. The Trojans must decide what the horse is — offering, trophy, or trap — while Laocoön and Cassandra warn a city that will not listen.

Why it's worth a listen

The most famous trick in history, told from both sides of the wall: you know the horse is full of soldiers, so the suspense is watching Troy talk itself into opening the gates. You meet the priest nobody heeds and the prophet nobody believes — and at the end you get to judge whether the cleverest victory ever won was something to be proud of.

A question to keep

Can cleverness beat the strongest army in the world?

Based on the book by A tale from Ancient Greece, published by Emma's Library original retelling

Chapters

1. The Ten-Year Silence
2. The Man of Many Turns
3. The Gift on the Beach
4. The Warnings of the Wise
5. The Gates Swing Wide
6. A Question to Keep