“The deeds of these two great Jewish heroes....”
Cmon! Tell us more! Don’t make us wiki for it!
Read the book of Esther. It’s only ten (pretty short) chapters long.
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Esther%201-10;&version=31;
A couple of years ago there was a very good movie called “One Night With the King” it tells the story of Queen Esther.
It’s all about Purim. Intrigue within the Persian court, that had taken over Babylon, where the Hebrews were captives. Pretty interesting story, IMHO.