In the small village there is great sadness everywhere. Since the village no longer owned the golden thaler, nothing but cabbage and despondency grew there. But do you simply have to surrender to fate, as the mayor sets an example? One day the courageous girl Anna Barbara couldn't take it anymore. She goes in search of the thief of the golden coin. Liesbeth, the mayor's wife, thinks she knows that the rag collector Hans Geiz stole him. In fact, Anna Barbara manages to track down the miserly old man. However, he may only hand over his valuable booty if the girl masters three tasks. So far everyone has failed and no one has returned home. But Anna Barbara is in good spirits: soon she wants to hug her mother and her sister Eva again.