On the island of Papaya, each newborn is assigned an ox. That ox will be your best friend and protector for the rest of your life. Everyone has one, except Cacupé, who mysteriously arrived on the island and received an ox that nobody wanted.
The stories & adventures of Fingermouse, Scampi, Gulliver, Flash and a whole host of other puppet creatures. Each episode told a story centred around a paper finger puppet animal and typically involved collecting various items to make up another object at the end.
Leipzig in 1989 – Germany divided into East and West. The twelve-year-old friends Fritzi and Sophie don't care much about this - until Sophie has to flee to the West with her mother. There she struggles with prejudices against 'those from over there', but above all with her homesickness. Fritzi's attempt to at least bring Sophie her dog Sputnik fails because of the heavily guarded border. Fritzi realizes that only the fight for freedom in her country can bring the two of them together again.
Their journey of discovery takes them far away from their modern-day neighbourhood to a magical world. Here, they embark on adventures where culture and flying boxes are the norm…