Eight-year-old Irish schoolboy Ardal has a big crush on his teacher, Miss Purdy. The only problem is that she already has a fiancé. Undeterred, Ardal audaciously challenges his rival to a deadly duel...

Miss Purdy’s fiancé, Pierce, is stunned to find that schoolboy Ardal’s challenge to a duel was no idle threat. As he faces his opponent, some truths are revealed.