An old married couple lives on an isolated farm. For his daily work the farmer has an old donkey to help him. When the pragmatic farmer learns that the death of his longtime companion is near,he notices that he loves the animal more than he can admit. 老毛驢有天病倒了，老太婆催促著老頭子給牠個痛快，才發現老頭比她想像的還愛牠。愛在心底口難開，究竟要如何幫牠送行呢？奧地利出品，德意志鄉村冬季灰暗中，暖意汩汩湧出。
