A notorious French ex-felon becomes an informant and infiltrates a Mexican drug cartel.

The mountain spirit Rübezahl falls in love with the young maid Rosa. Blind with love, he does not notice that the Baroness of Harrant wants to plunder his gold treasures in order to build a sawmill in the Giant Mountains.

Richthofen goes off to war like thousands of other men. As fighter pilots, they become cult heroes for the soldiers on the battlefields. Marked by sportsmanlike conduct, technical exactitude and knightly propriety, they have their own code of honour. Before long he begins to understand that his hero status is deceptive. His love for Kate, a nurse, opens his eyes to the brutality of war.

At the water sprite and water nymph school, classes proceed as planned until the water nymphs leave for a dance competition and the water sprites accompany them to cheer them on. Only Vrbata, a notorious troublemaker, remains at the school as punishment. While exploring the cabinet, he carelessly awakens an octopus with living water. Upon the school trip's return, the octopus manages to capture the headmaster and begins to threaten the entire school. At the same time, the vagrant Mikolášek breaks into the school, so the water sprites, water nymphs, and teaching staff must not only fight the sea monster but also solve the problem of how to get rid of him. Unfortunately, nothing goes according to plan, and the octopus gradually captures everyone except the clumsiest water nymph, Křehulová. The situation begins to look hopeless. Fortunately, Mikolášek comes up with a plan and, together with Křehulová, tries to bring it to a successful conclusion...

During the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, the main characters of the story meet in a village pub. A traveling magician performs his variety show there with his assistant and current lover, with whom the local innkeeper had an affair in the past. The assistant would like to settle down, as she is tired of the traveling life. However, after an argument, the magician kicks her out. Hiding in the tavern's cellar is a young 16-year-old girl, half-Jewish, who is fascinated by the magician's performance. The innkeepers have been hiding her there somewhat against their will. When the girl runs away with the magician, they feel somewhat relieved. But only until they realize what would happen if the girl revealed where she was hiding.