Tine Pelerine is a delicate girl, but she is not timid. Her mother calls her 'bravely delicate.' Her mother works somewhere far away, and Tine Pelerine's greatest wish is for her to finally come back. To make this wish come true, Tine Pelerine must endure a few days in the dancing house, says the Rain King. There, she meets a magnificent camel mare, the great bear Brim-Brim, a flock of sheep with the last name Bel, and the troublesome Hedwig, a pampered poodle lady. She befriends the broom cat Clarinet and stands up to the three-legged pug. Not everyone is kind to Tine Pelerine, and sometimes there are even quarrels with friends. It is not easy to get through the days in the dancing house, but Tine Pelerine manages it and gets very close to fulfilling her wish.