When the pupils of 9B (3B at the time the play was written) arrive in Italy on a cultural exchange visit, little do they realize that they are going to have to contend not only with a strange language, foreign food and a gang of Italian boys who seem intent on re-­running World War II, but also a sea monster which has been terrorizing the town. With the help of their long-suffering teacher, the boys of 9B destroy the monster and even manage to reach a sort of d?tente with the local youths.-Large flexible cast