In a faraway peaceful kingdom, a sweet and gentle prince joyfully plays by an old knotted tree with all children, not just other princes. But when a Dark Spirit sees the prince so happy, he becomes angry and casts a spell that makes the young prince very ill. After the prince's parents call on the Good Fairy of the Light for help, she turns him into a magical toy in order to save him. No one sees any reason to tell the prince he is actually a toy and not a real boy-until the Dark Spirit realizes what has happened. In this charming story, the children of a kingdom learn a valuable lesson in how to treat their toys-and each other-after a fairy works her magic on a prince.