 Adam is an eleven-year-old boy who wants to become like his father, Roger, and to do so he tries to be the best minstrel in England.At the beginning of the story, Adam and his friend Perkin are in St Alban's Abbey, where they go to an old lady's house to visit Adam's dog, Nick.They return to their home at the monastery and go to the roadside to find Roger is coming back from his long journey as a knight's minstrel.