绘本改编自粤剧《柳毅传书》。秀才柳毅赴京应试,途经泾河畔,见一牧羊女悲啼,询知为洞庭龙女三娘,遣嫁泾河小龙,遭受虐待,乃仗义为三娘传送家书,入海会见洞庭龙王。钱塘君惊悉侄女被囚,赶奔泾河,大闹龙宫,救回龙女。三娘得救后,深感柳毅传书之义,请乃叔钱塘君作伐求配。柳毅为避施恩图报之嫌,拒婚而归。多年后柳毅与一卢姓女子结为连理,并生下一子。满月酒席上妻子头戴当年柳毅与龙女的信物,柳毅询问之下发现原来妻子就是龙女化做的凡人。二人感情日笃,洞庭一带也在龙王的关照下风调雨顺。书后配有相应的剧种知识介绍。书中插图从人物造型到环境布局,从亭台楼阁到一草一木,都细腻传神,充满了古朴优雅的意蕴,使读者仿佛身临“戏”境,具有极强的艺术感染力。The picture book is adapted from the Cantonese Opera The Princess's Messenger. Liu Yi, a scholar, goes to Beijing to take the imperial exams. Passing by the Jinghe River, he sees a sheph