Francis rebuilds churches with his own hands and, without planning it, watches a family of brothers grow around him. Clare runs away from home to follow him, the Pope approves the Order, and Francis crosses a war to speak with the Sultan.

Joseph was Jacob's favorite son, and his brothers envied him. When Joseph told them the dreams God had given him, that envy grew into something far worse.

Joseph interprets Pharaoh's dreams and becomes governor of Egypt. Years later, the brothers who sold him come seeking food, and Joseph must choose between resentment and forgiveness.

The youngest of seven brothers is no bigger than a thumb, yet he notices everything. When the boys find themselves lost in the dark forest, it is his quiet cleverness that shows the way home.

Hidden in the Ogre's house, Little Thumb needs all his quiet cleverness to keep his brothers safe through the night and find the way back to their family.

Six brothers are turned into swans by an enchantment, and their youngest sister takes on a long, silent task to bring them home, carried by love and faith.

On washing day, a young princess finds twelve shirts that cannot be her father's, and learns she has twelve brothers she has never met. To find them — and later to save them — she will need a courage that is quiet and patient.

Dummling, the youngest of three brothers, shares his simple meal with a little grey-haired old man in the forest. In return he is given a goose with feathers of pure gold — and wherever that goose goes, a very funny procession begins to grow.