A farmer receives land from the king and discovers a buried golden mortar. He decides to give it to the king out of gratitude, but his clever daughter warns him that the king will surely want him to bring a corresponding pestle as well. When the king throws the farmer into jail for fraud, he bemoans the fact that he did not listen to his daughter.
| Writing | Günter Kaltofen | Screenplay |
| Writing | Rainer Simon | Screenplay |
| Directing | Rainer Simon | Director |
| Editing | Margrit Brusendorf | Editor |
| Writing | Jacob Grimm | Story |
| Writing | Wilhelm Grimm | Story |
| Camera | Claus Neumann | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Peter Rabenalt | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Hans Poppe | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Günter Schmidt | Costume Design |
| Production | Irene Ikker | Production Manager |
| Directing | Eva Seemann | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Hans-Ulrich Langendorf | Sound |
| Sound | Klaus Wolter | Sound |
