Cecilie Egemose Østerby

Hodder is nine years old. He lives on his own with his father, who works nights as a bill poster. One night a fairy appears to Hodder and asks him to save the world.

Two thieves overhear part of a conversation. They hear that a camel has swallowed a jewel – but not that the camel is the jewel of the desert. They run off and try to catch the camel. At the same time, two children come to visit the town. They are related to the town's policeman. The policeman wants to confiscate the camel, but the thieves beat him to it. The general is very upset when the camel disappears. Eventually, the general and the children find the thieves and the camel, and the chase begins.

Life becomes troublesome when 10-year-old Kalle's newborn sister has a birth defect on her back resembling wings. Only he sees the true miracle of his sister's odd appendages. When she is sent to the renowned Plastic Palace Clinic of cosmetic surgery for an amputation, Kalle sets out on a rescue mission. On the road, he meets Alf, a reclusive mechanic, who agrees to help. Together, they take off in Alf's vintage Cadillac in a race against time through an autumn-colored world of song and dance.