Asterix and the Secret Weapon: 29 (Asterix (Orion Paperback)) Book

A woman bard is unheard-of in Ancient Gaul - but when the mothers in Asterix and Obelix's little village decide that besides being a terrible musician Cacofonix, the local bard and school-teacher, is not educating their children properly, it's Bravura they call in. The men of the village are horrified at first, but Bravura proves a useful ally in countering Julius Caesar's secret weapon - the Roman leader has sent in a troop of female legionaries, relying on the chivalrous Gauls not to fight women. But Bravura has no such scruples, and together with Asterix thinks up a good idea. Even Cacofonix's music comes into its own ...

A woman bard? That's unheard of in Ancient Gaul. So when the mothers in Asterix's town want to replace Cacofonix with Bravura, the men are horrified. But Bravura hits the right notes musically, and she proves very valuable when Julius Caesar sends...