All Creatures Great and Small

"All Creatures Great and Small"

Publisher's summary[]

In a galaxy far, far away, on the desert planet of Jakku, the quiet town of Reestkii is raided by a band of slavers. As the slavers pillage the settlement, a traveling merchant—Bobbajo the Crittermonger—calms the frightened villagers with a story of the tiniest creatures…facing the greatest of enemies.

Plot summary[]

The small Jakku village ofReestkii is paid a visit byBobbajo, a wanderingNu-Cosian whose varied collection of animals and talent for weaving yarns has earned him the titles of "the Storyteller" and "the Crittermonger." There, he amuses the children of the village with hisyellow-bellied sand lizards when his presentation is interrupted by the unexpected arrival of aship in the sky.

The ship lands and turns out to be operated byZygerrianenslavers who plan to press the entire village intoslavery. The villagers are rounded up and herded into a small town hall building while the slavers plunder the village. Everyone fears that they are doomed, but one individual, Bobbajo, is calm. He assures everyone that everything will be just fine and begins weaving a tale.

As the group huddles in the building, Bobbajo weaves an outrageous yarn of him and his creatures, trapped in theGalactic Empire's fearedDeath Starsuperweapon. With Bobbajo trapped bystormtroopers, Bobbajo's creatures, includingSmeep,Qyp andMideyean, work together to both effect Bobbajo's escape and the destruction of the Death Star itself, rigging itssuperlaser weapon so that when the Empire attempts to fire it, it instead turns upon itself, destroying the Death Star.

The villagers are amused by the story, but insist that they know the truth, that the Death Star was destroyed by the heroes ofRebel Alliance. Bobbajo states that there are "other truths" and exits the doors of the hall. The villagers are stunned to find that the slavers have all been defeated, apparently by Bobbajo's special creatures. Bobbajo tells the villagers that while what he told them may have been just a story, they should never discount the power and strength of stories. He then leaves in search of another story to tell.

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Collected in[]

• Tales from a Galaxy Far, Far Away: Aliens: Volume I

Appearances[]

Sources[]

• Journey toThe Force Awakens Panel at New York Comic Con – Recap onStarWars.com(original link is obsolete)
• Four New Journey toStar Wars: The Force Awakens Short Stories Available Now onStarWars.com(backup link)

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External links[]

• All Creatures Great and Small onDisney Publishing Worldwide'sofficial website(backup link)