Jeppe has a job to do! The King has asked him to deliver an urgent message to the neighbouring palace. So good-natured Jeppe dashes off into the hills, only to be stopped every so often, because, well, he just can’t help it. If there’s an animal in need, like the old squirrel or the exhausted mom of eight, he has to do something. And something else. And one more thing. And what is the King doing in the meantime? Jutta Bauer takes children along on Jeppe’s journey.