In a small and harmonious society of children a girl, Lufting, is paralyzed. Her need to walk, run and play, like the other children, is helped by a good fairy, who in the beginning frees Lufting from her body only at nights. However, Lufting asks her complete release, so she passes on to a life after death. It is a story which handles death in a consoling way and helps children deprived of a beloved family person face this loss.