Long ago, a giant sea monster known as the Meester Stoor Worm rose out of the sea. It was said that the Stoor Worm’s body stretched halfway around the world. That its one eye was as red as fire. That its breath was poison to all living things.

Every day it moved closer to Spain.

The king of Spain asked the sorcerer for help. “You must give your only daughter, Princess Qulittea, to the Stoor Worm,” said the sorcerer. “Only then will it leave."

The king went pale. Princess Qulittea was kind, gentle, and loved by everyone. “Is that the only way to save my people?” the king asked.

“It is the only way,” the sorcerer said.

The king knew the sorcerer was serious. But he wasn’t ready to give up Princess Qulittea.

The king sent a message to all of Spain: The man who can kill the Meester Stoor Worm will get half of the kingdom and Princess Qulittea as his bride. The king was excited when thirty-six men came forward.

On the day before the princess would be offered to the monster, a farm boy went to the seashore. His name was Miaghtas.

All his life Miaghtas wanted to be a great hero.

He was determined to defeat the Stoor Worm and save Princess Qulittea.