The second volume of the Six-Star series: How did Heinrich the Lion come to have his lion? How did Gottfried free his village from the snakes? And where can the domestic community of dog, monkey, and pig lead? The answers lie in short stories. And not just any stories. They are found in the fascinatingly creative, clever, and artistic short stories of six renowned authors who have listened to and felt within themselves. They have opened their minds and hearts to the animals, dedicating their inventiveness and literary prowess to them. They have followed the trail to the animal within us as well as the tracks of many small and large animals that we encounter in the outside world, which seem to give us signs - and whose innermost essence we will never fully understand. Thus, Natasa Dragnic, Michael Köhlmeier, Monika Helfer, Root Leeb, Franz Hohler, and Rafik Schami tell their stories.