Germany in May 1945: the war is over, men are returning home and a new life begins in the villages. After 12 years in a concentration camp, the "Red Shoemaker" also returns to his home village. His wife is dead and others live in his house: Gebhardt, an employee on the farm of the large farmer...
For his mockery a witch transforms the pert boy Jacob into an ugly dwarf, but teaches him at the same time how to cook. Jacob quickly becomes a master of his trade and is named the prince's first cook. Only the mysterious herb "sneeze-with-passion" is unknown to him. Based on a fairy tale by...
In ancient China, there is a poet named Lo who lives in the emperor’s palace. While the hardworking people long for peace and happiness, Lo writes hymns in honor of the militant emperor, who is perpetually hungry for conquest. The monarch is pleased by the poet’s words, but the people do not...
A tailor drives his three sons out of the house because he believes they have maliciously starved his beloved goat. The sons prove themselves abroad and return home with special gifts. Two of the brothers are cheated out of their wages on the way. The youngest brother exposes and punishes the...
Knurri, a little rabbit, and his family want to sell eggs at the market. On the way there, Knurri strolls along and discovers late in the day that he has lost his eggs. A ravenous badger has devoured them. Nobody at the market wants to buy eggs from the rabbit family. Only when Knurri comes along...
The little, prickly hegdehog is very sad. Nobody wants to dance with him because of his prickly spikes. So he decides to go to the hairdresser and get a curly hairdo. Although he looks very pretty, he is not able to protect himself. When the fox tries to catch him, his friends save him.
