Once, a long time ago, there was a king whose wisdom was known throughout all the land. Nothing could be hidden from him. It seemed as if news of the most secret things came to him through the air. He had one strange custom. Every day when he was alone, a trusted servant brought him a magic dish. One day when the servant took away the magic dish, he tasted the left-over food on the dish. Eating the food gave the servant the power to understand animals. Follow the servant as he uses this new-found power to win the hand of a beautiful princess.