Cortesa, mother of Dimitris, an immigrant in the Netherlands, has so much to tell about her life, her hopes, her son's dreams: those she expected to come true, those that remained along the way. But who can be sure that when the narration begins, they know what it will bring and how many unexpected events will emerge! So, is the tale of the Dragon with the seven tails, the story that her grandson Elias listens to so attentively, the thread? The only thread that weaves the story, so that reality and dream become one? Then, the good and the bad, the pleasant and the unpleasant, happiness and unhappiness create the skein from yesterday to today. [Excerpt from the text on the back cover of the edition]