The King is away fighting when his son is born, so - as a temporary measure - the Queen calls the baby Nothing-At-All until he gets back. But on the journey back the King is tricked into promising a Giant 'nothing at all' in return for safe passage across a river.
The Giant - who turns out to be a Magician - eventually claims his prize and takes the boy off as a playmate for his daughter. The Magician's Daughter and Nothing-At-All grow very fond of each other and ask the Magician for his permission to get married. The Magician sets three tasks for Nothing-At-All that the Magician's daughter helps him with. But - despite the girl sacrificing her fingers and five of her toes - they slip-up on the final task and have to make a run for it. They eventually defeat the Magician with the help of a magic flask.
But it's not over yet!
The Magician's Daughter is a 50 minute piece of story-telling theatre suitable for age five and upward.The multi story version is told and animated by a couple of washerwoman in the antiquated palace washroom. They are about to be replaced by washing-machines. But before they go they remember the stories associated with the garments they're washing for the final time. And they use what's around them - mops, cloths, brushes, dryers and soap-suds - to illustrate the adventure.
