In the first album, Tabaluga is a young dragon who gets sent by his father Tyrion in a learning quest as a punishment for not listening his admonitions. Tabaluga, who only reveres imaginatin, must therefore find reason. On his travel he meets the Moon, a queen of time and order; the giant Grykolos, related to the tree of life; and the fire salamander Pyromella, who Tabaluga learns coexistence with. At one point, the stork Arafron advices him to consult the 200 years old turtle Nessaja and brings him to her, and by the way Tabaluga sees a pod of dolphins who just enjoy their existence. At the end of his journey, Nessaja tells him that she never wanted to grow and that she has remained a child deep down.