Carlo misses his father. His parents are separated and he lives with his mother in Germany while his father has returned to their native Palermo. His father is always about to visit but somehow never quite gets to Germany. Carlo gets tired of waiting and decides to do something about it, so he sets off for Palermo but without any money to pay for his fare. He then has a series of adventures, when anything that could go wrong, does. But despite everything, Carlo gets to Palermo and lands up at his Papa's door. Will reality live up to Carlo's dreams? Translated by Deidre McMahon.