Stárnoucí dědeček jménem Geri hraje v parku sám se sebou celodenní šachovou partii. Začne ho však porážet jeho čilejší soupeř. Když už je hra téměř u konce, Gerimu se podaří otočit skóre ve svůj prospěch.

Sweet-sour comedy on Italy's 1950s rage to get rich as fast as possible! The businessman wants to satisfy his wife's craving for luxury and a "respectable life" so he becomes heavily indebted. In desperation he agrees to sell a precious part of his body for a large sum of money. But just before the crucial operation he panics...

A mole lad with sensitive vision is allowed outside to play in the daylight on the condition that he stay close to home. Outdoors, he meets a traveling sales-skunk.