Mucki, the curious monkey, and Gustl, the good-natured camel from Cape Town Zoo, decide to go on a long voyage with their Sea Eagle. But they soon get caught in a storm, meet a white whale and make an incredible discovery: Kurti, a little penguin, is waiting to be rescued on a lonely ice floe. Together, the three friends experience exciting adventures, overcome storms and learn what it means to be there for each other.

Otto Roth lives near Nuremberg and is the father of an adult daughter and grandfather of two grandchildren. His daughter motivated him to publish the bedtime stories he told her as a child in book form. The illustrations were created by his friend Stefan Pistorius with AI support.