The little town of Ulm is governed and oppressed by its bishop. Nobody speaks up against him except the tailor, who is also an artist. He rebels against the bishop’s power and believes the impossible is possible. He believes in his dream—that he can fly!
Peter and Anne live in a struggling Upper Lusation weavers' village and would get married if they weren't so poor. Anne's father tells them that things used to be different when the village had a magic golden weaving shuttle that made everyone's work much easier.
The fisherman feels bad for the golden, speaking fish that he caught and releases him. The fish offers a free wish to the good-hearted man. The man asks for a boat, but his wife is not happy with it and asks for a house. Driven by the wife’s greed, the fisher asks for more and more.
There once were three sisters: Darkhair, Redhair and Goldhair. Darkhair and Redhair hope to marry young Silverwater, who is held captive by an evil sorceress.
Once upon a time, Thumbelina was born in a blossom. The little girl's adventure starts when a bumblebee opens the flower. Thumbelina has to hide in a nutshell from a toad who is eager to get married and she lands on a water-lily leaf.
"Cowardy, cowardy custard!" shout the children who do not want to play with the little rabbit who sees danger everywhere. The little rabbit is very unhappy until one day, without thinking of being afraid, he catches the fox, who tries to kidnap his friend.
Hobble Frank und Aunty Droll promised Indian chief White Bear to bring Little and Big Bear, his heirs, the map with the safeguarded treasure in the Silver Lake. But bandit chief Brinkley steals the map and plans to rob the treasure.
With massive amounts of luggage, a man hurries up onto the railway platform. Once he arrives, the announcements on the loudspeaker send him from one platform to another. Resigned and exhausted, he takes a seat on a bench, feeds the pigeons, and eventually flies off with them.