Certainly, Karla can't complain: she's young, beautiful, she has a cottage in the woods leaned by the wind and a witch's cauldron, where she cooks witch's soup. If only she weren't so lonely!

Another one who's lonely is Robert, the charcoal delivery man, who can't find a girl who wants to go out with him because of his black nails. Black nails don't bother Karla, she's not like that. But how could these two meet?

Jutta Richter tells a witch tale with everything it's supposed to have. Even with twin witches and the spell for a true elephant. But, above all, she tells a tale about happiness.