A taxi driver picks up a mysterious, dirty child who only wants to ride with him. As he picks her up in different spots throughout the summer, he decides he wants to learn more about the unusual girl.

Set during the Second World War, a Czech man tells a story about his dog, in an attempt to make relatable the cruel reality of life in Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia to a sheltered American woman who owns a pet dog.

A young boy eagerly waits all year for his mare to birth a colt. The barn hand promises the boy that he will make sure nothing happens to the colt, but keeping his promise comes at a tragic cost.