The Story of Don Quixote

He reads too many books about knights and loses his mind. That's the simple version. The real version is that an old gentleman from La Mancha decides the world has become too dull, too practical, too stripped of wonder. So he puts on a rusty suit of armor, renames himself Don Quixote, and rides off on his emaciated horse Rocinante to revive chivalry. His faithful squire Sancho Panza follows, partly for wages, partly because someone needs to bring him back to earth. What follows is a cascade of glorious failures: windmills become giants, inns become castles, a simple country girl becomes his lady Dulcinea. Each adventure crumbles around him, yet Don Quixote never abandons his vision. This adaptation preserves the humor and heartbreak of the original while remaining accessible to young readers. It asks the question every child eventually faces: is it foolish to believe in magic, or is it foolish to stop?