The book is about the fantastic adventures of Grandgousier, Gargantua and Pantagruel, three members of a family of giants. The birth of Gargantua from her mother`s ear, Pantagruel who drank the milk of 4600 cows, the battles against Picrochole and Loup Garou, are just a few of the episodes which made Rabelais`s work famous.