When the dollmaker creates Zigzag from scraps, she promises him, "Some child will love you". This gives the strange-looking doll hope. But the other dolls and stuffed animals in the shop don't want such an ugly toy around. They force Zigzag to leave. Clinging to the promise that a child will somedaylove him, little Zigzag sets out to find a home. His journey is not an easy one. A hungry owl triesto make the doll his dinner. Escaping the fierce claws, Zigzag finds himself lost in the countryside far from the familiar city. Other adventures lie in wait for him. Will he ever find his dreamed-ofchild and true happiness?