Lumberjack with his wife and five sons go to the forest. While parents and older brothers are busy collecting firewood, the two younger ones go to pick mushrooms, which, running away, bring the children to their leader, who suggests picking nuts instead of mushrooms. Lost in the forest due to a thunderstorm, the children find someone's house and ask for the night.

Сынишка бедного дровосека, мальчик с пальчик, попадает со своими братьями в дом людоеда. С помощью лесных обитателей он спасает братьев от преследований людоеда и приводит их домой.