The Paradise of Children By Nathaniel_Hawthorne Listen to the story “The Paradise of Children”  story is Hawthorne’s tale about the wickedly curious Pandora, who shouldn’t have looked inside that box! Published in the 1920 collection wonder stories: The Best Myths for Boys and Girls.  The Paradise of Children Long, long ago, when this old world was in its tender infancy, there was a child named Epimetheus, who never had either father or mother so that he might not be lonely, another child, fatherless and motherless like himself, was sent by the gods to be his playfellow and helpmate. Her name was Pandora. The first thing that Pandora saw when she entered the cottage where Epimetheus lived was a great box. And almost the first question…