The goose that Father Löwenhaupt bought for the holiday feast is to stay in a box in the potato cellar until Christmas. The three children take care of the little goose and name it Gustje. Gustje is doing well in the cellar. Only little Peter has a completely different opinion. He stubbornly insists that Gustje should be allowed to sleep in the children's room and later secretly takes her to bed with him. The child and the goose are already inseparable when the father, against all his wife's compassionate objections, wants to send Gustje to the goose heaven just before Christmas. Gustje screams in protest, the mother cries, and the father devises a wicked plan. And who triumphs? Of course, the goose - otherwise, this wouldn't be an enjoyable Christmas story. Friedrich Wolf's "Auguste" is one of the most popular Christmas stories for young and old alike. Willi Glasauer has illustrated "Auguste" with exquisite pictures.