Amon is a boy who can control the wind. Branik, ruler of the Empire of the Golden Snake, wants Amon's power to complete the ultimate weapon and sends his troops to capture the boy. Amon ...

In the library he finds books on physics. After studying the books, he got an idea to build a wind generator, to provide electricity to his family.

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