An American soldier named Andrew deserted in World War II and now heads to a Spanish port to get home. Along the way, he becomes lost in the French Pyrenees and happens upon a small green village hidden in the mountains. When he makes his way down to the town, he discovers that there are only elderly people, children, and little people left except for their leader, a young man named Tito. He thinks that the village is a dead place and he should convince Tito to leave while he can. After lying down to rest he goes to find a cafe, where after some questioning he finds a girl named Colette to lead him to Tito. The two men discuss the village, and Tito explains that all the fathers and young men left to fight in the war and he was the only one who returned. Their conversation is interrupted by a boy calling for help with a birthing mare, and Tito takes Andrew to help as he expertly saves both the mare and the colt. Andrew returns to the cafe where they give him a room to sleep, and the next morning finds a package from Tito with a map to Spain and a note. He looks out at the village and sees how lively it really is. With this realization, Colette guides him back to the mountains and he heads off to Spain, thinking of the green village’s power.