Legend has it that, long ago, an event both extraordinary and terrifying befell a great fortified city built at the foot of the Pyrenees. One fine spring morning, peasants heading out to sow their fields were attacked by a fire-breathing dragon. The city retreated behind its walls, and the dragon laid siege to it, demanding food every day. Soon, the fortress ran out of provisions, and the dragon ordered that two human tributes be handed over daily. Unable to bring himself to choose, the king organized a lottery. Tragically, the lot fell upon his own daughter. She faced her fate with courage, taking her favorite book along with her. What happened next unfolds within the pages of this picture book—a true tribute to the spirit of chivalry and the power of words.