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Illustrated by
Ian Beck.
Clumsy stable boy Ned, who can communicate with animals, loves beautiful Princess Bella from afar. When Bella is captured by a dragon, Ned rushes to the rescue. Some clunky prose and a warmed-over plot contribute little. More successful are Beck's lovely silhouette illustrations, which do a more imaginative job telling the story.