Once Rasmus escapes from the orphanage, he meets on his way a friendly and kind wanderer Oscar, who first persuades him to return to the orphanage, and later allows him to stay and make a living by singing and chopping wood for the old ladies. They spend many unusual, dangerous and interesting adventures together, and reveal the big thieves Lifa and Liandra in the city. In the end, everything goes well and Rasmus finally finds his new family, a warm home and feels what it’s like to live a family life.

Erazem in potepuh je zgodba o dečku Erazmu, ki nima družine in doma in živi v sirotišnici, kjer mu njegov vsakdan kroji gospodična Jastreb. Ko nekega dne Erazem pobegne iz sirotišnice, sreča na svoji poti prijaznega in prisrčnega potepuha Oskarja, s katerim skupaj preživita veliko nenavadnih, nevarnih pa tudi zanimivih dogodivšin. Na koncu se vse dobro iteče in Erazem končno najde svojo novo družino in topel dom.