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Not much happens here. A mole gives up spring-cleaning. A dragon refuses to fight. Children explore gardens, secrets, and grown-up nonsense. And that's exactly the charm. In The Classic Collection of Kenneth Grahame, the smallest moments matter: a picnic basket, a dusty lane, a long afternoon with nowhere in particular to go. These are tales where animals talk, time meanders, and adventure might mean simply getting lost — on purpose. This volume brings together four of Grahame's most loved works: The Wind in the Willows, The Reluctant Dragon, The Golden Age, and Dream Days.

Grendel prowled in, hating all men and all joy and hungry for human life. So swift was his attack that no man heard an outcry; but when the dawn came, thirty of Hothgar's best and noblest thanes were missing. Only Beowulf, foremost among warriors, has the strength and courage to battle with Grendel the Night-stalker....

Trotzdem hat der kleine Drache es nicht immer leicht und wird oft von anderen Drachenkindern geärgert. Daher ist Rüdiger oft lieber alleine und versteckt sich gerne. Doch eines Tages trifft Rüdiger auf einen anderen besonderen Drachen, welcher in großer Not ist. Die Begegnung der beiden ist der Beginn einer spannenden Suche und einer sehr ungewöhnlichen Freundschaft.

Nelle "Favole di Macadamia" ci sono draghi, tritoni, unicorni, narvali, scimmie e grifoni. Che cosa fanno insieme, animali immaginari e reali? Il Narvalo che esiste nel nostro mondo, abbinato al suo fantastico gemello, l'Unicorno (di lui si sa poco, solo che è un animale mitologico e ha un corno sulla fronte). Il Drago e il suo doppio anfibio, il Tritone (ma anche le grotte di Altamira dalle grandi pitture, una città inglese e la lontana muraglia cinese).