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The story told in this book took place a long time ago, in the time of kings and knights, when love and friendship were the most important things in life.

A dying knight hands the young brave hero Tiuri a letter that must be delivered to the king. And the boy, whose cherished dream is to become a knight, takes on this mission. He does not yet suspect how many dangers he will have to overcome on the way to the royal castle, how many troubles he will get out of.

The book by the Dutch writer Tonke Dragt, created in the middle of the twentieth century, is a classic knightly children's novel, full of adventure, romance and nobility. It has been awarded a number of prestigious literary prizes, published in thousands of copies, translated into many languages and filmed.