A poor shoemaker and his wife inherit a farm in the southern province of Limburg. However, the farm has been heavily mortgaged by local real estate agent Bol who is planning to get his hands on the land -- which will soon be mined and therefore worth a fortune. With the help of their trusty German Shepherd Tarzan, the shoemaker's four young nephews decide to do something about it.

When Dik Trom sees that Old Kee is evicted from her house because she can’t pay the rent, he decides to make sure she can stay. When the circus comes to the village, he competes for the first prize by staying on a bucking donkey.