A moving tale set during the Spanish Civil War, about the bond between a little boy and his bull, and their escape from a terrifying fate.Once again, Morpurgo demonstrates his talent for stories of absolute clarity about big eventsSunday TimesSurrounded by animals on a farm in the Spanish countryside, Antonitos life is simple but sublime. He and his calf, Paco are inseparable, and the future is an unknown possibility. That is until Antonito sees with his own eyes what happens to bulls in the bullring and resolves to escape with Paco to the hills.But Pacos is not the only brutal fate they must run from. As civil war engulfs Spain, planes and soldiers arrive, and their bombs and guns may destroy Antonitos whole world