Lonely, the house lies at the edge of the forest. A cozy house with blue shutters and a blue front door, featuring a meadow for walking and a large living room. Seven little goats live there with their mother. They play, craft, paint, and sometimes tumble around on the armchair. Only the grandfather clock is off-limits. It could break, says the mother. And the little goats obey—except for one... A grim world looks different. Yet every child knows what is coming. Big, dark, shadow-casting, gluttonous: The scars in its fur hint that the wolf has a long, not exactly peaceful life story behind it. Now, it will add a new dark chapter to the lonely house at the edge of the forest. Franz Fühmann tells the tale of the wicked wolf and the seven young goats, which has been part of Germany's cultural treasure for two centuries.