In a small part of France, there are two villages:
- Longeverne
- Velrans
The villages do not get along.
The children from these villages always fight.
The children from Longeverne have a leader.
His name is Lebrac.
Lebrac is smart.
Lebrac is brave.
He makes good plans.
When they fight,
children try to take:
- buttons,
- shoelaces,
- belts from each other.
They think it is funny.
They want to make their rivals go home without buttons.
Losing buttons is a big problem.
The parents of the children get very angry.
Lebrac tells his friends what to do.
They want to catch the children from Velrans.
The leader of the Velrans is Aztec des Gués.
The boys from Longeverne follow Lebrac.
He is a good leader.
Camus and Gibus are friends of Lebrac.
They always help Lebrac.
Every day after school, the children meet.
They make plans.
They talk about how to catch the boys from Velrans. They want to take their buttons.
The battles are exciting.
The boys feel like they are in a real war.
But they have problems with their parents.
Their parents get very angry when they see
– missing buttons
– damaged clothes.
The boys get punished.
The teachers do not like when the boys fight. They want the boys to study
One day, the boys have a big final battle.
This battle will decide who is the best.
All the children prepare.
They make plans.
The boys from Longeverne think they will win.
The final battle is big.
The children fight hard.
During the battle, the parents come.
The teachers come too.
The battle stops. The adults punish the boys.
After the final battle, the boys stop fighting.
They go back to their normal lives.
The boys see that their battles are silly.
They know that their fights are not important.