With a heart set on adventure, Rufus begins his quest to find the biggest diamond in the world. He does not fully realise how unpredictable, dangerous and exciting an adventure can be, and has to conquer many fears along the way. Rufus is thrust into a world where animals can talk, where characters from stories and legends come to life, and where the old and new exist side by side. On the course of his journey, Rufus is viciously attacked by pirates, is shipwrecked, takes a thrilling trip in a mysterious submarine and, somehow, ends up in Africa. Along the way, Rufus is befriended by the cocky, but streetwise, Jim Hawkins, and together they brave the tumultuous ocean, jungle and desert and finally the fabulous diamond mines of King Soloman. Here they fall into terrible danger when ghosts and curses of the past rise up against them………