Summary: The widow's son would rather make snowballs than help with the chores. "Promise,schmomise, I'm too busy," he laughs when his mother asks him to help. But when he gets himself into a sticky situation, the kind folk of the little Hungarian community are quick to rally around. The good-natured hustle and bustle of traditional village life is vividly evoked in this comical tale, which shows that when people work together wonders can happen.