Friederike has fiery red hair. But that's not the only unusual thing about her. To her aunt Anna and the cat Tom, Friederike seems like a perfectly normal girl. But everyone else laughs when they see Friederike. Especially the children! They shout: "Here comes fiery red Friederike! Fire! Fire! It's burning on her head! Watch out, the Red one is coming!" This is what poor Friederike has to endure, just because she has red hair. But since her hair is not ordinary red hair, which she inherited from her father, some truly extraordinary things happen...