 Inspired by a story that appeared in a 1950 s newspaper, this short film plays out a year in the life of a young girl, Mouche. Deemed too skinny to make a living at the Moulin Rouge, Mouche is cast out and saved from suicide by a group of puppets traveling from town to town performing street puppet shows for a few paltry francs. She joins them on their journey and together they become quite an attraction earning more money than they ve ever made. In turn, the puppets become Mouche s beloved family, yet behind them lurks a cruel and abusive man who s desperately in love with her, "It would have all be so perfect if not for the puppeteer." Mouche must make a decision, to stay for the love of the puppets or go to escape the terrible wrath of the puppeteer.