Princess Eilonwy Hates to leave her friend taran, assistant pig-keeper, and her beloved home, caer dallben. Why does she have to go to the isle of mona to train as a proper lady when she's already a princess? But Eilonwy...Princess Eilonwy Hates to leave her friend taran, assistant pig-keeper, and her beloved home, caer dallben. Why does she have to go to the isle of mona to train as a proper lady when she's already a princess? But Eilonwy soon faces much more than the ordeal of becoming a dignified young maiden, for she possesses magical powers sought by the evil enchantress queen Achren.