Günter Klein

In order to meet the commissioning deadline of the VEB Erdölverarbeitungswerk Schwedt on April 1, 1964, around 450 NVA pioneers support the work to complete the start-up stage over the Easter holidays. The ceremonial commissioning takes place punctually on April 1 in the presence of Minister Erich Pasold.

At night in a kindergarten, all the toys sleep except the bunny on watch. A raging storm bursts the window open, and rain threatens a little teddy bear on the sill. The bunny leaps to help but slips, injuring its paw and waking the grumpy monkey. Seeing the danger, the monkey springs into action, extending the fire-engine ladder but accidentally dropping the bunny onto the elephant’s trunk. The monkey climbs the trunk, shuts the window flap, and rescues the shivering teddy by helicopter. With Teddy safe, the toys settle back to sleep.

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The film shows the flag handover and swearing-in ceremony of the first unit of the National People's Army on the eve of May 1, 1956 and the parade of units of the People's Army on the morning of May 1.

On the night before the trip to the winter holiday, a boy dreams of the adventures he will experience in the mountains. Of course, he wants to try his new skis on a steep descent. He disdains the hill for beginners on which his sister practices. During his daring ride from the highest mountain, the boy gets into the rails of the railway and bumps into the end of the train. But since this happens in his dream, he manages, with the help of his sister, to pull the compressed train apart again like a harmonica. Both children get on the train and go home.

On the table, the pencil is resting from his work. A hungry mouse discovers him on her foray. She threatens the pencil to gnaw him if he does not get her something to eat. In his distress, the pen begins to draw and paints various goodies. When the mouse greedily wants to get over it, the pencil connects the drawn figures to a cat with a few strokes. The mouse squeals in horror and flees.

Little Bear wants to surprise his mother for her birthday with a picture he has painted himself. To avoid being discovered, he sits on the chimney of the house. The smoke that seeps into the kitchen obscures the mother bear's view and a pot breaks. The little bear empties his money box to get a replacement. On the way, he meets his friends playing ball and joins in enthusiastically. The ball bursts in the bear's paws. The little boy spends his money on a new ball. When his friends come back, he tells them what the money was actually meant for. They understand his grief and together they make a new pot, which the baker bakes for them. With flowers, the painted picture and the pot, they wish the mother bear a happy birthday.