Thorbjørn Stürup

A prince with a small castle is interested in a princess in a large castle. The prince decides to give the princess various gifts. The princess is not pleased with the gifts. The prince decides to seek out the princess, but since he wants to know her true self, he travels as a swineherd. The prince has a pot with bells that plays "Ach du liebe Augusti." The princess wants to buy the pot, but the prince demands 10 kisses from the princess. Soon, the prince has something new that the princess wants to buy. This time, the price is 100 kisses from the princess.

Set in the early 1960s, the story revolves around high school sweethearts Jonas and Agnete, their friendships and families, trials and tribulations.