In this fairy tale based on an original script young viewers are introduced to a magic forest inhabited by an amiable bunch of ghouls who welcome a country boy named Jakub into their fold. He's just lost his job working on a farm, but after hearing of the beautiful Klára's imprisonment he decides to rescue her. Klára is being held captive by evil Prince Darjabád, but with the help of the friendly ghouls Jakub of course succeeds in his quest.

Cast / Radovan Budáč , Vendula Ježková , Naďa Konvalinková , Valerie Kaplanová , Jan Přeučil , Lucie Vondráčková , Lubor Tokoš , Miloš Vosmanský    Writer / Hermína Motýlová , Zdeněk Havlíček    DoP / Jan Bartoň    Story / Hermína Motýlová    Editor / Vlastimil Šedina    Sound / Petr Pénzes- Gyurický    Music / Jiří Vondráček