Seven in One Blow or The Brave Little Kid

Set just before the holidays, this 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

And there’s a girl who 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

And in the end, the Kid ultimately discovers that a parent’s love and care has no limits

“All of this fun is part of an updated version of The Brave Little Tailor, the classic tale .. As this brave little kid triumphs over an ogre, a witch, selfish royalty and a monster, the audience learns not to judge anything by its appearance, from parents to peas” ~ NY Times