The film depicts a golden tree inhabited by little birds, whose leaves (all but one) are stolen by a caricature of a Jewish man: Aber wie es Abend ward, ging der Jude durch den Wald, er steckt sie ein, geht eilends fort und lässt das leere Bäumlein dort...[1]
Production
The cartoon is based on a poem by Friedrich Rückert of the same name. It was produced by Hubert Schonger and directed by Heinz Tischmeyer.[2][3]
The poem
Rückert's poem begins, Es ist ein Bäumlein gestanden im Wald In gutem und schlechtem Wetter[4]
A little tree stood in the forest
In good and bad weather