Antonio, known as “Bouche d’or”, is a man of the river. But when Matelot, the old woodcutter, comes to ask him for help to find his missing son, he does not hesitate to take with him a more perilous path than it seems. The two men head for the High Country, territory of the terrible Maudru, head of the herdsmen who reigns supreme over men and beasts … A legendary adventure story where the language of Giono mingles with watercolors by Jacques Ferrandez for sing a lively and sensual nature.Quest, kidnapping, battle and revenge: an adventure story with legendary accents, a Provencal western along the Durance.