The Little Swiss Woodcarver

The Star Prince has fallen to Earth and because of his cruelty towards a beggar, he is turned into a grotesque pauper. He goes on a quest to find his mother, meeting a wicked witch and princess on his way. He falls in love with the princess, but an evil dwarf tries to force the princess to marry him. The Star Prince rescues the princess and is thus turned back into his original form and marries the beautiful princess.

Tom, an American boy receives a box of tulips from the Netherlands. In it he finds a book about the Netherlands with a letter in it. The letter was written by one Katrina (Trijntje) Schulder from Volendam. Tom dreams of travel to the Netherlands and visits Katrina in her village. Next we see The Hague (Royal Palace, Peace Palace), Aalsmeer, Alkmaar, Leiden, Marken and Amsterdam (Central Station, Rijksmuseum, Dam Square, Leidseplein). Eventually Tom awake and promises himself to someday actually go to the Netherlands and to visit Katrina.