Old Befana, a cranky old lady--or so think the children of the town--is always sweeping with her broom. One night a brilliant star appears in the sky, and Old Befana meets a procession of three kings on their way to Bethlehem.
A baker loses his daughter but gains a bakery in the grand city of Milano after meeting a determined nobleman, in a tale that explains the origin of the the name "panettone"--a traditional sweet bread of Italy.
Seeking someone to care for his motherless kittens, Sir Gatto, advisor to the Prince, hires a beautiful, but lazy girl, and then her plain, but loving stepsister.