Klaus lives and works with his two brothers, Kunz and Franz, but they are cruel and treat him poorly. One day, Klaus helps an old woman and offers to share his frugal meal. In return, she gives him a goose with feathers made of pure gold as a gift.

Herder Pagwa lives in a hut in a valley of beautiful flowers, where he hoards a mysterious chest whose secret is not revealed even to his three sons. The elder two believe that the chest is filled with gold and precious stones, so they break it open.

The king sends the horse Fallada with a crone, a symbol of his marriage proposal, to his future bride. The king is very happy to meet the woman who passes herself off as his fiancée.

A dragon family sends their slowly-growing child to its grandfather. Grandpa is the best soup cook, which might encourage the little dragon to eat more. But the old witch Krakelia has stolen Grandpa's kettle! The little dragon and Grandpa must outwit her to get it back.

Many animals live in King Magus's ghostly garden, but they are not standard zoo creatures: they were all once people. The cruel ruler has enchanted them, as he did to Hanna, who refused to marry him.

The young Countess Gritta von Rattenzuhausbeiuns lives in an old, run-down castle with her father, Count Julius.