Three Fates come to the castle to predict the fate of little Prince Leopold. On the way they stop at the commander of the guards, who has also just had a son. His prediction is not very glorious. Hynek is supposed to be a mischievous boy who will think mainly of food. Little Leopold is predicted by the Fates to marry the daughter of a neighboring king. The prince and princess hate each other as children from the first moment, but their parents insist on fulfilling the prophecy. On the day of their marriage, Leopold and Josephine discover a way to thwart it. They steal the magical watch from the Fates and use it to go back to the time of the prince's birth to prevent the Fates from making the prediction. They succeed in doing so, but on their return they discover what they have done not only to themselves, but to the kingdom as a whole.