Alfred had to flee his country because of the war. Without housing, he wanders, from rejection to rejection. One day he meets Sonia, who offers him a coffee…

Robert does not like going to bed as he thinks there are monsters in his room, hiding in the dark. His mother leaves the landing light on and his door ajar. But that does not stop the little boy’s imagination from conjuring up his deepest fears! Fortunately, he has his teddy bear to help him...

Robert has not had a good day. He comes back from school in a bad mood and gets sent to his room by his Dad. He feels something horrible rising up inside him : it is anger…

Thumbeline and Fingerita live alone with their mother at the edge of a forest overlooking a village. Thumbeline, a rather sulky teenager, isn’t as helpful as her little sister Fingerita who willingly offers to go and gather firewood in the forest. When her hat falls into an old well, she climbs down to get it and discovers the enchanting world of Old Mother Snow, who makes the snow fall every time she shakes her eiderdown.

A delicious smell of baking wafts through the farmyard. It makes the little red chick want to try his hand at making muffins with the recipe the farmer's wife has given him.

A fisherman and his wife live together happily in their humble dwelling. One day, the man finds a tortoise with a golden shell caught in his nets. The tortoise promises the fisherman that all his wishes will come true if he lets her go free. This touching version of a traditional tale illustrates how greed often gets the better of men and women.