Hans, half hedgehog and half boy, is searching for his place in the world. After a chance encounter with the king, he finds himself in a predicament that leads to a very surprising ending!

"King Thrushbeard," one of the Grimm brothers' fairytales, tells the story a haughty princess who mistreats her subjects. But in the end - at the hand of a wise and forgiving suitor - she learns an important lesson in life. Viel Spaß!

Marga Engel, a cook in a Bavarian guesthouse, has just had a little house built for herself. However, her housewarming party ends in disaster when she learns that she has been conned by the property developer.

Marga arrives in Leipzig at the office of Mr. Ohrmann, the head of the company that is taking her house.

When Marga Engel goes to the unemployment office, she meets a woman who is in urgent need of an experienced cook.

Nele Ebeling takes Marga home with her to work as a cook, and Marga makes an interesting discovery when meeting Nele's husband!

Marga meets Herr Ohrmann's daughter, who is studying law, and asks if she could get some legal help in exchange for teaching her how to cook.

Marga uses Herr Ohrmann's new BMW to get groceries and meets a nice stranger who—suspiciously—seems to know that the car is in trouble before the tailpipe explodes!

The dinner at Herr Ohrmann's home gets off to a rough start when his employee, Herr Schöller, starts behaving strangely, and Marga reacts in a way that is quite out of character.

Marga is very upset when she realizes that she has been working for the enemy. Ohrmann's daughter Olga tries to convince her to stay.

Marga is happy to move into the property's guesthouse with Olga, with whom she gets along quite well. The two decide to help each other with their problems with Herr Ohrmann.

Marga gets Dr. Gössel to confess that he tampered with Mr. Ohrmann's car. As it turns out, they have a lot in common...

Marga goes to the university library to try to study cases similar to her own against Herr Ohrmann. Later, she cooks him dinner.

Marga Engel gives Herr Ohrmann a new concept for how to deal with the existing tenants in an area he wants to develop.

Marga's new friendships continue to develop as she considers her options and tries to determine the best way to take down Mr. Ohrmann. At the same time, she has also begun to sympathize with him.

When the police come to search his house, Mr. Ohrmann entrusts Marga with incriminating documents. The window of opportunity is there, but Marga starts to feel quite unsure about the whole thing.

Marga confronts Mr. Ohrmann with her terms, but it may be too late for him to do the right thing and save himself.

Mr. Ohrmann tries to call to turn himself in, but the line is busy. Luckily, Dr. Gössel is determined to give him a chance.

Mr. Ohrmann admits to his wife that he also conned Marga, and tries to reconcile with his daughter. Marga realizes that Mr. Ohrmann going to jail also has negative consequences for her own life...

In one last attempt to save Marga's living situation, Ohrmann instructs her to find a little book in his office before his colleagues can get to it.

With Ohrmann in custody and his partners trying to take over, Marga scrambles to solve the company's problems.

Marga confronts both of Mr. Ohrmann's colleagues and lays out their options. Word gets out that she has been named the new chair of the Ohrmann Group.

Marga and Herr Ohrmann meet in prison to discuss business. Ohrmann has noticed that Dr. Gössel is a good man, perhaps a good man for Marga?

Margit Sponheimer performs her hit song "Am Rosenmontag" ("On Rose Monday") as part of the Carnival festivities in Mainz.