北风呼啸，天空阴霾。放眼望去，苍廖的旷野之上银装素裹，大片的雪花如狂奔的群鼠般慌乱不曾停歇。旷野中央孤单单伫立一间小木屋，里面只住着一位德弗里斯先生。他年事已高，腿脚不便，似乎早已习惯了这样的冷清。这天，门外传来了敲门声，一个年轻人将包裹留在门口后转身离开。老人将包裹拿进房间，拆开来看看，里面竟是一双冰刀。他抬眼往往橱柜上的老照片，是他年轻时和妻子溜冰时候的留影，相片中的二人何其开心。 往日美好回忆重上心头，青春时候的甜蜜再度复苏。虽然步履蹒跚，却还希望穿着冰鞋走在冰面之上。也许只能在梦中，重温那无忧无虑的时刻……

A dream comes true for Babs: her own pet! Not a dog, but an amusing piglet. And yet, this gift of her grandfather, a fallen sausage king, comes with ulterior motives. A fast-paced stop-trick animated feature staged with great ingenuity and attention to detail, narrated in a hilarious and emotionally complex manner.