Tiffany Aching, a hag from a long line of hags, is trying out her witchy talents again as she is plunged into yet another adventure when she leaves home and is apprenticed to a " real" witch. This time, will the thievin´, fightin´ and drinkin´ skills of the Nac Mac Feegle -- the Wee Free Men -- be of use, or must Tiffany rely on her own abilities? This is the third novel in the junior Discworld series that started with the enormously popular tale: The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents.