Continuing the enchanting tale of a clan of miniature creatures called the People and their epic search for a peaceful home ...The Willow Clan are living in harmony with their neighbours, the Guardian Clan who tend to the Great Golden Snake. All too soon, however, their hard-won peace is shattered. Others from afar have heard of a snake made of gold. Hell-bent on plunder, marauding warriors are heading towards the valley. Again the youngsters of the Willow Clan take up the challenge. As they prepare to defend the valley once more, they turn to the wizard Berrybottom and his famous magic spells. But the task will demand more than courage ...The sequence that began with 'The Ark of the People' and 'The Quest For The End Of The Tail'.