Strange things happen... Purple cows are ironed, soldiers go fishing with hand grenades, glasses are moved in a youth hostel, and the dead are brought back to life; a house changes ownership in exchange for a sheep. Isn't all of this absurd? Of course! And if it hadn't been so, it should have been! The stories of Stephan Schulz are full of surprises and sparkle with dark humor. He tells about his childhood and youth in the GDR from the only perspective available to him - the small-town perspective.