Set just before the holidays, SEVEN IN ONE BLOW, OR THE BRAVE LITTLE KID tells the story of a child living in the city who kills seven flies with a single swat and makes a belt emblazoned with "Seven in One Blow" to commemorate the event. The Kid travels about meeting numerous colorful characters, including the Scarlet Pimpernel, a Pea, December, a Witch, an Ogre and a Princess. Most people think this belt refers to seven people and assign the Kid all kinds of difficult tasks based on this faulty presumption. Along the way a few invaluable lessons are learned: An Ogre finds that you don't always have to show how strong you are?sometimes it's okay just to be quiet about it; a girl realizes that when you tease people, you are hurting someone who may be just like you; and a scary monster comes to understand that because she is loved, she may not be so scary after all. In the end, the Kid ultimately discovers that a parent's love and care has no limits.
