The Story begins on the last day of Peter's visit with his grandfather, a rather cranky old man who lives in a cozy cottage in the country. Peter loves to visit grandfather each summer as the cottage is surrounded by a lazy meadow, filled with wondrous animals and insects that become his friends.

But a dark and somewhat dangerous forest borders the meadow. Peter is warned by his grandfather time and again to " stay inside the garden gate of the cottage", and " not to play in the meadow as it is near the forest, because what if a wolf should come?"  Then what would he do? Peter is not afraid and cannot resist the temptation of romping with the birds and ducks, the cat, the raccoons, the butterflies and the frogs. So, whenever he can slip away unnoticed, off he goes into the meadow.

Of course, the wolf does come, and after he swallows Peter's friend, Clara the Duck (whole), Peter is determined to capture the Wolf.
    He gathers all his resources, quickly develops a strategy and saves the day (and the Duck). The hunters who appear on the scene after the capture are amazed at Peter's bravery and cleverness. His grandfather, still cranky, is nonetheless proud and impressed. There is a great celebration and then a grand procession as the wolf is taken to the Zoo, led by Peter himself.

The appeal of this particular story resides in the many levels of interest that may be explored.  First, there is the music.  A different instrument and melody represents each character.  These sounds and themes introduced become an    excellent link to understanding and appreciating classical and other music.  Then, there is the story - a true adventure.  Finally there is all that the story represents, love, friendship and caring, greed, arrogance and prejudice.  There is  innocence and wisdom, youth and maturity, conflict resolution, moral development and the beauty of the natural order of life.