The film is based on the Brothers Grimm fairy tale of the same name and stars the voices of Anaïs Demoustier and Jérémie Elkaïm.

He orders the family to confine the young girl to the apple tree, guarded by dogs which then maul her mother to death when she tries to help her.

She gives birth to a healthy son, though she finds her golden hands useless in handling the baby.

The gardener sends the joyful news to the prince, but the Devil replaces the message with a note saying she had given birth to a monster, instead.

Appalled, the gardener lets the young girl and her son escape, instead, handing her a bag of magic seeds.

The prince and the young girl decide to stay neither in the house nor the castle, but for the family to find new adventure.