خلاصه داستان : داستان یک محله یهودی نشین یهودی در اروپای مرکزی در سال 1944. به طور اتفاقی، یعقوب هیم در پخش رادیویی آلمان استراق سمع می کند و اعلام می کند که ارتش شوروی با پیشرفت مداوم به سمت اروپای مرکزی در حرکت است.

A Jewish ghetto in the east of Europe, 1944. By coincidence, Jakob Heym eavesdrops on a German radio broadcast announcing the Soviet Army is making slow by steady progress towards central Europe. In order to keep his companion in misfortune, Mischa, from risking his life for a few potatoes, he tells him what he heard and announces that he is in possession of a radio - in the ghetto a crime punishable by death. It doesn't take long for word of Jakob's secret to spread - suddenly, there is new hope and something to live for - and so Jakob finds himself in the uncomforting position of having to come up with more and more stories.

خلاصه داستان : پیرمردی که در یک شهر شرقی زندگی می کند و داستان زندگی خود را برای گروهی از بچه ها تعریف می کند: او نیز زمانی پسر جوانی بود. درست مثل همه ی آنها، اما با اخلاقی بهتر و انبوهی از مشکلات. پدرش را زود از دست داده بود و...

An old man living in an oriental city tells the story of his life to a group of kids: He too was once a young boy by the name of Little Muck - much like them, but with better manners and a heap of problems. Having lost his father at early age, little Muck is expelled from home by his greedy relatives. He wanders off into the desert hoping to find the merchant who sells good fortune. Amidst the dunes of sand he comes across a small house owned by a wicked woman and her many cats. She wants to make Little Muck her servant, but he manages to escape by stealing a pair of magic shoes which enable him to run faster than any man in the country. From there he heads right into the next set of challenges...