Povest se odvija v 16. stoletju, ko so Mengeš na dan Mihaelovega sejma napadli Turki, naredili veliko škode, pobili mnogo ljudi, a tudi Mengšani so imeli nekaj uspeha: ujeli so turškega poveljnika in ga zaprli v mengeški grad. Tam pa se vanj zaljubi grajska gospodična, ki bi morala prestopiti v tujo vero, vendar ji tako poroko kot prestop brani oče. Grajska gospodična je tako pred svojo najtežjo življenjsko odločitvijo.
In his rich and thriving career the writer, poet and publicist has written in many genres. His broad ‘repertoire’ includes historical novels and stories, biographies, psychological novels, adventure novels and travelogues, books with sporting themes, youth book series, picture books and books for the youngest readers as well as humorous stories.
He published over 125 books and is one of the most popular Slovenian authors.
As a poet he has written more than 2,500 lyrics for ethnic and entertaining music for which he received many awards.