Giovanni lived in the mountains of Italy one hundred and fifty years ago. His particular mountain -- that is, the one closest to the front of his house -- was very strange, with one side a forest and the other all rocks and cliffs where strange creatures dwelled. One day, while disobeying his father and uncles, who were woodcutters, Giovanni followed them up into the forest. There, in a clearing in the woods, he met Brusco, the giant talking wolf,...