A lonely dormouse who cannot find a friend and a giant who is an outcast from forest society find solace in each other's company. Each character begins his story from his own half of the book and they meet in the middle
Notes
In the original German ed. Mause-Märchen appears first
Translation of: Riesen-Geschichte and Mause-Märchen
Two works bound together back-to-back and inverted. Title page of 2nd work has title: Mouse tale