Three little Swedish brothers help their mother with all the chores at home to earn two bright yellow sleds, one for themselves and one for a poor, unhappy little boy.

Ten-year-old Lisa tells about her brothers and playmates and the happy times they spend at work and at play in their Swedish village.

Children have many adventures in their quaint Swedish village of Bullerbü.

"Eigentlich sollte Weihnachten ein Fest der Freude sein. Aber Johann und seine Familie sind traurig: Embla, ihre einzige Kuh, ist gestorben. Doch dann findet Johann beim Schneeschippen ein kleines Kälbchen. Ob es wohl vom Himmel gefallen ist, nur für ihn?" -- "Christmas should be a celebration of joy. But Johann and his family are sad: their only cow has died. But then Johann finds a little calf shoveling snow. Did it fall from the sky, just for...