The handsome cat Shadow lives in a small village. He dreams of adventures and waits for them, sitting by the gate. And one day, the adventure comes. The book tells you how he got into the Hag's house, fell through to underground dwellers, and was bewitched by strange globes. As he tries to help his loved ones, Shadow goes to an underground country and to another planet, saves a little girl from a snakebite, and turns into a tiny cat. He is not afraid to take on and outwit the wily and crooked dragon and always comes out with honor as the hero.