No one in Gubbio is safe from the monstrous wolf that stalks them. The townsfolk, armed with pitchforks, travel in groups and never venture out at night. Then a band of strangers comes to town led by the Poverello, the poor one. people says he understands the language of bird and beast. Even so when he offers to go into the forest and face the wolf, everyone is certain he will never return. What happens between the wolf and the unarmed man as they stand face to face, is a matter of trust and understanding. But for the people of Gubbio, and one boy in particular, it is nothing short of a miracle.