Jacqueline, a young girl living in poverty, embarks on an adventure up a magic beanstalk to a land of giants. She encounters various magical objects and creatures, including a talking peacock and an enchanted guitar, which aid her escape from the giants. Jacqueline returns home with magical apples that cure her sick mother.
An old couple finds a magical peach that turns into a baby boy. The boy, Karitina, sets out to find a criminal but goes missing. The story ends with the boy's disappearance.
The story is about a family of Mockingbirds. The parents teach their babies to sing, but one of them, Frank, can't sing like the others. Eventually, Frank discovers he's actually a Cuckoo and learns to embrace his own song.