[?], the hero, slays a dragon at the beginning of the [?]. However [?], a feathered bird catcher, claims he was the slayer. To punish him for this lie the [?] lock his mouth up. Then they beg [?] to rescue [?], who is being held against her will by [?].He falls in love with her picture and willingly agrees to find her.

[?] tries, without success, to unlock the mouth of the struggling [?]. [?] appear again and remove the lock. They give [?] a [?] to aid him in his quest to save the Queen’s daughter, [?]. To [?], who is commanded to accompany [?], they give a set of magic bells to protect him on the journey.

[?] and [?] journey to the evil [?]' domain to rescue [?]. Using [?] and bells they tame [?] and his wild animals and they rescue [?]. Of course [?] and [?] fall in love! Poor old [?] is still seeking a wife and with a little bit of help with magic and he finds his perfect wife in Papagena and everyone lives happily ever after.