Michael Pan

Bibi wants a pet. Barbara is against it however: pets are dirty and hard work too! So Bibi conjures up various animals for herself but something goes wrong each time. Barbara is annoyed and tells Granny Gertrude about it. Next day a little black cat arrives by post. At first Bibi is thrilled. But the cat behaves like a human being, is very neat and tidy and clean and soon rules the household. When a super cleaning detergent threatens to destroy the house, Granny Gertrude has to intervene. She takes the cat back since it belongs to her in the first place and she wanted to teach someone a lesson. As a consolation, Bibi is allowed to take the neighbor's dogs for a walk.

The Newtown weather cock is in desperate need of repair. When Benjamin finds this out, he immediately stands in as the weather elephant. The fire brigade builds him a platform on the town hall tower and Otto supplies his friend with food and drink. At last Carla Caramba gets proper weather reports for her newspaper. Everything would be just fine, but then the two crooks Hinky and Pinky steal the freshly gilded weather cock and a heavy storm is coming towards Newtown.

Kashmir the little ghost at Concord Castle can't float or go through walls any more. Now he plans to visit his uncle in Scotland to get his advice and help. The ghostly guided tours will now have to stop. Benjamin wants to stand in for Kashmir but the castle keeper doesn't like the idea. But when Benjamin's friend Otto explains that big ghosts can give you a big fright, then he agrees. And so a funny spooky adventure begins at the castle.

Floribus the botanist gives Benjamin his rare "Wake-me-up orchid" to look after. This is a very special flower: whoever smells its scent is immediately wide awake. The two crooks Hinky and Pinky find out about this. They steal the orchid from Benjamin and run off to the harbor where the Maharajah of Rubistan is arriving on his yacht. He is suffering from a rare sleeping sickness. Whoever cures him will get a big reward. Benjamin and Otto follow the crooks' trail and try to get the orchid back.

Benjamin and Otto collect Easter eggs for the zoo from Egmont Eggman. Gold painted eggs are a big hit this year because a valuable golden egg belonging to the Baron's great-aunt is on show at the museum. Benjamin takes an especially large egg, which is making a sound. He keeps it warm and soon "Beakily" a little goose hatches out. What joy! Benjamin teaches her to walk and fly. Together they cause a lot of excitement in the zoo.

Am Steuer des Reisebusses lehnt noch die in sich zusammengesunkene Leiche des Busfahrers. Eine klaffende Wunde am Hintergrund zeugt von der Brutalität, mit der dieser erschlagen wurde. Es ist ein schauriges Bild, das sich die Gruppe US-Touristen, die sich um den Reisebus drängeln, offenbar nicht entgehen lassen will. Sie kannten Frank Müller. In seinem Bus hatte er sie noch am Tag zuvor zu den sehenswürdigen Stätten Berlins gefahren. Schumann und seine Kollegen Henry und Jana beginnen sofort mit den Recherchen über das Leben des Opfers. Frank Müller pflegte offenbar einen extravaganten Lebensstil, der mit den Einkünften eines Busfahrers nicht zu vereinbaren war.