In a time when everyone spoke the same language, men decided to build a tower that would reach heaven. The story of Babel tells how the languages of the world began.

At a princess's christening, seven fairies bring wonderful gifts — but a forgotten fairy bears a grudge, and an old spindle, hidden at the top of a tower, will change the fate of the whole palace.

Shut away in a high tower deep in the forest, a girl with long golden braids sings to keep loneliness at bay, until one day someone hears her voice.