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This story tells the magical and adventurous tale of “The Secret of the Soma Plant,” the 14th book in the Saartje Braafhart series by Miep Bos. Here are the key elements:
🌱 What is the Soma Plant?
A mythical plant from India, rare and difficult to find.
According to ancient texts, the plant can cure all diseases and even grant immortality.
The sap of the plant must be pressed, strained through a woolen cloth, and mixed with milk and water to serve as a medicine.
📦 The Mysterious Gift
Knight Florian receives a burlap sack from a captain, with the message: “Open only in dire need.”
Five years later, Florian and his family open the sack and find seeds and leaves with mysterious Sanskrit inscriptions.
They consult Father Jacob, a wise man in the mountains, who translates the texts and confirms that it is the Soma Plant.
🏰 Growing in the Castle
Florian builds a large greenhouse to plant the seeds.
The plants grow quickly and bloom beautifully.
The sap even heals Lena’s broken leg, confirming the plant’s potency.
🔥 The Conspiracy and Destruction
Minister Hothead, Dr. Dragee, and Bertie Bulldog hatch a plan to destroy the plants because they want to sell their own medicine.
They set the greenhouse on fire, destroying all the plants.
Fortunately, it later turns out that the seeds have spread through the air and started growing outdoors, thus saving the kingdom.
👑 The Rescue of Princess Bonita
Bonita becomes seriously ill with a dangerous bacteria.
The last dried Soma Plant from the bag is used to cure her.
Drakey, the dragon, flies to the palace with Susy and Black Ear to deliver the sap.
Bonita is cured, and Queen Lunea narrowly prevents a political coup by Hothead.
🎉 The End
The villains are arrested.
The Soma Plant is now growing everywhere in the kingdom.
ISBN/EAN 9789083230931
