Gerda Marie Scheidl

Despite the scorn of the other animals, a donkey persists in his journey to see the newborn Christ Child.

A nine-year-old shepherd boy searching for a missing lamb encounters several individuals less fortunate than he before eventually making a miraculous discovery of a newborn baby in a stable.

When Saint Nicholas oversleeps on Christmas Eve, the forest animals find ways to help him so he won't disappoint the village children.