Book Two of A Wonderful Week for a Quest
Both an Ox and a Moron…
Four Oxymorons. One mythical bean. Absolutely no sensible way through.
Bellissimo takes center stage in a clean comic fantasy filled with wordplay, magical creatures, taco consequences, and one knight whose confidence continues to exceed the available evidence.
Available Formats
Choose Your Format
Continue the quest in print or ebook, find the narrated edition, or sample the opening chapter.
This Quest Contains
Four Fearsome Oxymorons
The Little Giant, the Jumbo Shrimp, the Living Dead, and the magnificently named Moronic Ox.
Bellissimo Leads
A capable heroine determined to prove that being part of the prophecy should at least come with the right to sleep in.
Wordplay & Footnotes
Puns, contradictions, narrator interference, and several definitions that would not survive peer review.
Family-Friendly Adventure
A light, clean quest for families, younger fantasy readers, teens, and adults who enjoy comic adventures.
The Story
The Prophecy Has Another Part—and This One Is About Her
The first quest was only the beginning. After celebrating their victory with enough tacos to create consequences, Bellissimo discovers that the Uppercase Prophecy contains another section—and she is at the center of it.
With Sir Roderick at her side, she must defeat the Beandom’s four Oxymorons: the Little Giant, the Jumbo Shrimp, the Living Dead, and the Moronic Ox. Success could lead them to the mythical One Bean and the Treasure of Ages. Failure could lead to something much worse—another speech from Sir Roderick.
Bellissimo wants recognition, treasure, and perhaps the greatest reward of all: the ability to sleep in whenever she wants. First, she has to survive a quest with a man whose ego remains larger than Mount Ominous.
The Complete Quest Route
From Hot Sauce to One Bean Dip
Follow the clues, contradictions, and magical rules that carry Bellissimo across Book Two.
1. The Hot-Sauce Prophecy
Condiments reveal a second message on the Uppercase Prophecy. Jackdaw expects a bell-tower problem; Bellissimo suspects the prophecy names her.
2. Grossina’s Sleeping Hill
Bellissimo meets Grossina, hears the history of the One Bean, and accepts a quest to overcome living contradictions.
3. The Oxymoron Chain
The Little Giant requires an oxymoron, the Jumbo Shrimp a palindrome, the Living Dead irony, and the Moronic Ox the jokes of the fathers.
4. Ex-caliper
Bellissimo pulls a spoon from a stone, receives a culinary destiny, and reveals its hidden goblin message by casting it into fire.
5. The BEST Spell
Blood, Essence, Sweat, and Tears from the Beanbearer awaken the golden beanstalk and transform Bellissimo into a giant.
6. The Giant Awakening
The One Bean calls the giant clans. Bellissimo rejects its offer of power, frees King Ogeron, and turns the disputed artifact into a shared feast.
7. The Bell Sounds
ELM rings Jackdaw’s Kleinmacher 2000, shrinking Bellissimo to her ordinary height and fulfilling both meanings of the prophecy’s bell.
Enter the Beandom
Chat with Bellissimo
Ask the Beandom’s un-distressed heroine about prophecy, swordplay, oxymorons, Sir Roderick, and the strategic importance of sleeping late.
Read Before You Quest
Sample the opening chapter before you face the Little Giant, the Jumbo Shrimp, or any other contradiction.
The interactive chat is generated by a third-party service from book-inspired prompts; responses may vary and are not official canon.
The Book Two Encyclopedia
Meet the Characters, Creatures & Contradictions
Open a full encyclopedia entry for the people, monsters, history, and magic behind Bellissimo’s second quest.
Grossina
A lonely, cilantro-haired giantess who asks Bellissimo for a story and sends her after the One Bean.
Count Slad the Improver
A vegetarian handyvamp who loves garlic, repairs manors, and fights as a giant black rabbit.
The Four Oxymorons
The Little Giant
A waist-high, massively muscled Dung Beetles fan overcome with edible oxymorons.
P’R’A’W’’Y’N
An elephant-sized Jumbo Shrimp with pointed limbs and inherited family apostrophes.
The Living Dead
A towering vegan zombie divided between a hunger for brains and a demand for grains.
The Moronic Ox
The enormous Circus Absurdus opponent faced by Sir Roderick with a scroll of father jokes.
King Ogeron & the Giants
Ogeron is the first king of the giants, freed after Bellissimo transforms the One Bean into a shared feast.
Ex-caliper & the BEST Spell
Explore the spoon from the stone, Bellissimo’s culinary prophecy, the Blood–Essence–Sweat–Tears enchantment, giant transformation, and Kleinmacher bell.
Listen to Book Two
An Adventure Built for Performance
Hear the oxymorons, footnotes, arguments, and heroic declarations brought to life in audio. The audiobook is narrated by Kevin Perkins.
Readers Faced the Oxymorons
“I was still laughing so much while listening to this Monty Pythonesque audiobook. It was hilarious. I lost it over the three clues, especially when they encountered the Jumbo Shrimp the size of an elephant.”
Amazon reviewer
“This is a witty and intelligent story… With a nod to Taco Tuesday and the most delicious, nutritious bean, there’s no way you can read this book without a smile on your face.”
Audible reviewer
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More Quests Await
Return to the mixed-up prophecy in Book One or explore all seven books in A Wonderful Week for a Quest.
FROM THE BEANDOM ENCYCLOPEDIA
Meet the King Hidden Inside the Bean
King Ogeron the First ruled the united giant clans before spending millennia imprisoned inside the One Bean. Bellissimo’s final choice frees the ancient monarch and transforms a source of conflict into a shared feast.
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Book details
Both an Ox and a Moron…
Author: Michael D. Young
A clean comic fantasy in which Bellissimo and Sir Roderick face four fearsome oxymorons while pursuing the mythical One Bean.
Language: English
Genres: Fantasy · Humor · Middle grade
Series: A Wonderful Week for a Quest · Book 2
Official page: https://authormichaelyoung.com/both-an-ox-and-a-moron/
Michael D. Young 