His country's food stocks are running low and his coffers are empty.

The only way out, as proposed by his advisers Schnorr and Astropolex, is to marry off his young daughter to the rich Sultan of Persipanien.

However, the plan never gains traction because the young princess angrily rejects the idea of getting married and the Sultan insists on a rich bride.

To protect the splendor, a rice pudding mountain ridge is built around the kingdom.

But the adults have gotten used to the new way of life, so unrest breaks out in the land of milk and honey ...